ribbing

UK /ˈɹɪbɪŋ/ US /ˈɹɪbɪŋ/
noun 3adj 1

Definitions

adj

1

jesting; joking

noun

1

The action of the verb to rib; teasing.

I wish I'd had 30 dollars to lend her, it would have saved me a lot of ribbing at school.

The good-natured ribbing masks some serious points of contention not only within Berlin but also in German society as a whole.

2

A rib, or the collective ribs, on an object.

The decoration found on the stems are perpendicular ribbings, ordinary rounded mouldings, and perpendicular lobings.

3

An instance of teasing.

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