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upripping

upripping is the present participle and gerund of uprip.

Meaning of uprip

Verb

uprip (third-person singular simple present uprips, present participle upripping, simple past and past participle upripped)

  1. (obsolete, poetic) To rip up; to tear apart.
    • Occasionally they force their way into a cabin and uprip its contents.1686, D. C. Gordon, Sherriff, Helena, Letter to Governor Clayton, Montana

Questions about upripping

What is upripping the present participle and gerund of?
Upripping is the present participle and gerund of uprip.

Words near upripping in the dictionary

  1. uprightness
  2. uprightnesses
  3. uprights
  4. uprip
  5. upripped
  6. upripping
  7. uprips
  8. upript
  9. uprisal
  10. uprisals
  11. uprise

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