Ribbing
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɹɪbɪŋ/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Ribbing is an adjective meaning jesting; joking.
Meaning
jesting; joking.
More Meanings
- present participle and gerund of rib
- (uncountable) The action of the verb to rib; teasing.
- (countable, uncountable) A rib, or the collective ribs, on an object.
- (countable) An instance of teasing.
Example Sentences
I wish I'd had 30 dollars to lend her, it would have saved me a lot of ribbing at school.
The decoration found on the stems are perpendicular ribbings, ordinary rounded mouldings, and perpendicular lobings.
The good-natured ribbing masks some serious points of contention not only within Berlin but also in German society as a whole.
Word Forms
- ribbings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include riblike, costate, rough, unsmooth, ragging, razzing.
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