ribbing
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ribbing
- /ˈɹɪbɪŋ/
Rhymes with -ɪbɪŋ
Where it comes from
From rib (“tease”, verb) + -ing; from the common practice of tickling the ribs to cause laughter.
adjective more ribbing · most ribbing
- jesting; joking
verb
- present participle and gerund of rib
noun ribbings
- 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.
- A rib, or the collective ribs, on an object. The decoration found on the stems are perpendicular ribbings, ordinary rounded mouldings, and perpendicular lobings.
- An instance of teasing.
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noun A rib, or the collective ribs, on an object
| Deutsch | Rippung, Verrippung |
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