different between tearing vs ripping

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?t??.???]
• Rhymes: -??r??

Verb

tearing

1. present participle of tear

Adjective

tearing

1. (colloquial) enormous; of great size or impact

   a tearing great giant of a man

2. (colloquial) very hasty

   a tearing hurry

Noun

tearing (usually uncountable, plural tearings)

1. The act by which something is torn; a laceration.
2. (computer graphics) Distortion of an animated display when the contents of the framebuffer are rendered while it contains portions of two or more frames.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?t??.???]
• Rhymes: -??r??

Noun

tearing (uncountable)

1. (medicine) continuous shedding of tears; epiphora

Related terms

tear_up#Etymology_2

Anagrams

• Geraint, Granite, Tangier, angrite, granite, ingrate, tangier

English

Pronunciation

Verb

ripping

1. present participle of rip

Adjective

ripping

1. That rips, or can be removed by ripping.
2. (dated, slang) Excellent.
   • 1991, Stephen Fry, The Liar, p. 35:

     And ‘blubbing’... Blubbing went out with ‘decent’ and ‘ripping’. Mind you, not a bad new language to start up. Nineteen-twenties schoolboy slang could be due for a revival.

Noun

ripping (countable and uncountable, plural rippings)

1. The process of copying audio or video content from a CD, DVD, etc. to a hard disk.
2. (woodworking) Wood that has been ripped (cut parallel to the grain).
3. (Australia) The process of ploughing a rabbit warren with deep furrows as a form of feral control.
4. (bodybuilding) The use of diet and exercise to reduce body fat and emphasize muscle mass.

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