riptide

noun

rip·​tide ˈrip-ˌtīd How to pronounce riptide (audio)

Examples of riptide in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In late June, two teenagers disappeared when they were swept away by a riptide at Jacob Riis Park. Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 16 July 2024 The riptide slicing across that postcard-perfect Atlantic. Jake Cline, Washington Post, 8 July 2024 Sagittarius November 22 – December 21 Don’t swim against the riptide, Sagittarius — that would overwhelm and exhaust you. Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2024 Malloy will allow a character to deliver a monologue in song, as Seibert does, achingly describing the throng of birch trees around her in Latvia before introducing a riptide of repressed feeling that pulls them and the music in an opposite direction. Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 21 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for riptide 

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Word History

First Known Use

1862, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of riptide was in 1862

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“Riptide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/riptide. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

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