rip to shreds

verb

To tear apart, so that only shreds remain.

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Meanings

verbrip to shreds (third-person singular simple present rips to shreds, present participle ripping to shreds, simple past and past participle ripped to shreds)

present singular third person rips to shreds · participle present ripping to shreds · participle past ripped to shreds · past ripped to shreds

  1. To tear apart, so that only shreds remain.
  2. idiomaticTo criticize severely; to refute.

Synonyms & antonyms

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torat
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APA

rip to shreds. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rip%20to%20shreds

MLA

“rip to shreds.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rip%20to%20shreds. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rip to shreds,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rip%20to%20shreds.

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