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rips to shreds

rips to shreds is the third-person singular simple present indicative of rip to shreds.

Meaning of rip to shreds

Verb

rip to shreds (third-person singular simple present rips to shreds, present participle ripping to shreds, simple past and past participle ripped to shreds)

  1. To tear apart, so that only shreds remain.
  2. (idiomatic) To criticize severely; to refute.

Questions about rips to shreds

What is rips to shreds the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Rips to shreds is the third-person singular simple present indicative of rip to shreds.

Words near rips to shreds in the dictionary

  1. rips out
  2. rips someone a new asshole
  3. rips someone a new one
  4. rips someone's face off
  5. rips someone's head off
  6. rips to shreds
  7. rips up
  8. ripsack
  9. ripsacks
  10. ripsaw
  11. ripsawed

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