rip-roaring

adjective

rip-roar·​ing ˈrip-ˈrȯr-iŋ How to pronounce rip-roaring (audio)
: noisily excited or exciting

Examples of rip-roaring in a Sentence

a rip-roaring tale of the Old West
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And the holiday shopping season — including the Black Friday and Cyber Monday weekend — poses an opportunity for the company to capitalize further on its rip-roaring momentum. Nathan Bomey, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024 The original Twister had about eight rip-roaring tornadoes, enough to float a cow and tumble houses for Jo and Bill to drive through. Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 19 July 2024 Her producer — a manic sleaze played by a rip-roaring Dennis Quaid — decides to go in a different direction with the show. Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2024 While Gryffin was dropping the beats on Twin Peaks, The Killers were rip-roaring their way through their own headlining set on the festival’s largest stage — Lands End. Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2024 The bottom line: The economy is no longer in the rip-roaring state that helped stoke inflation. Courtenay Brown, Axios, 6 Aug. 2024 Every time Twisters threatens to lag over its two-hour run time, some more rip-roaring storm action revs everything back up. David Sims, The Atlantic, 18 July 2024 There was his former adviser Peter Navarro, who gave a rip-roaring speech to an enthusiastic audience. Philip Bump, Washington Post, 18 July 2024 This, combined with the rip-roaring bull market of the Eighties, was a major boon for the likes of Vanguard, which introduced its first 401(k) program in 1983. Andrew Lipstein, Harper's Magazine, 17 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1834, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of rip-roaring was in 1834

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“Rip-roaring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rip-roaring. Accessed 13 Dec. 2024.

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rip-roaring

adjective
rip-roar·​ing
ˈrip-ˈrōr-iŋ,
-ˈrȯr-
: noisily excited or exciting
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