RIPPING
\ɹˈɪpɪŋ], \ɹˈɪpɪŋ], \ɹ_ˈɪ_p_ɪ_ŋ]\
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resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree; "the tree split with a great ripping sound"; "heard a rending roar as the crowd surged forward"
By Princeton University
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