rifting

verb

Definition of riftingnext
present participle of rift
as in fracturing

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  1. tearing
  2. pulling
  3. ripping
Verb
  • Homages to the Bethesda games’ slow-motion kills are aplenty, with gratuitous shots of bullets tearing through bodies and painting the walls red.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Higbee was on the physically unable to perform list after tearing his back ACL and MCL last postseason.
    Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of tearing
Verb
  • If the first matchup in 2017 felt like a battle of two unknowns and the second in 2019 felt like Georgia making The Leap while Notre Dame was trying to keep up but not quite pulling it off, what does the third game feel like to you?
    Seth Emerson, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Vincent Price’s favorite holiday was Christmas, and the horror icon couldn’t resist pulling a prank on his wife each December, according to his daughter.
    Brie Stimson, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of pulling
Verb
  • When children swallow more than one separate magnet, the magnets will try to attach by ripping through internal organs.
    Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
  • These dudes are just ripping it.
    Jim Ryan, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of ripping
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rifting

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“Rifting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rifting. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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