ripping(s = adj.all) rending, splitting - 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"
ripping, adj. Brit. archaic colloq. very enjoyable (a ripping good yarn).
Derivative:
rippingly adv.
ripping bar, ripping chisel, ripping cord, ripping panel, ripping strip