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ripsnorter
[ rip-snawr-ter ]
noun
- something or someone exceedingly strong or violent:
a ripsnorter of a gale.
- something or someone remarkably good or exciting.
ripsnorter
/ ˈ°ùɪ±èËŒ²õ²Ôɔ˳ÙÉ™ /
noun
- slang.a person or thing noted for intensity or excellence
Derived Forms
- ˈ°ù¾±±èËŒ²õ²Ô´Ç°ù³Ù¾±²Ô²µ, adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of ripsnorter1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of ripsnorter1
Example Sentences
And he does pull off one major cinematic coup: a triumphantly visceral, spatially disorienting, pull-out-the-stops ripsnorter of a climax that seems designed to ensure that no one dares set a movie aboard the Orient Express ever again, for fear of inviting unfavorable comparisons.â€
And he does pull off one major cinematic coup: a triumphantly visceral, spatially disorienting, pull-out-the-stops ripsnorter of a climax that seems designed to ensure that no one dares set a movie aboard the Orient Express ever again, for fear of inviting unfavorable comparisons.
Julia Roberts is the divine ripsnorter of weeping.
A later action sequence has the choreography chops of a George Miller multi-vehicle ripsnorter.
Making excellent use of his “High Water†star Chris Pine as the Bruce, Mackenzie brings a contemporary sensibility as well as a sense of epic adventure and a passion for the period to a ripsnorter of a tale.
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