ribbing

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English

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Etymology

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From rib (tease, verb) +‎ -ing; from the common practice of tickling the ribs to cause laughter.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɹɪbɪŋ/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪbɪŋ

Verb

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ribbing

  1. present participle and gerund of rib

Noun

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ribbing (countable and uncountable, plural ribbings)

  1. (uncountable) The action of the verb to rib; teasing.
    • 2013 January 18, Nicholas Kulish, “Swabian Separatists Fling Spätzle to Make Their Point”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN:
      The good-natured ribbing masks some serious points of contention not only within Berlin but also in German society as a whole.
  2. (countable, uncountable) A rib, or the collective ribs, on an object.
    • 1919, MacIver Percival, The Glass Collector: A Guide to Old English Glass, page 31:
      The decoration found on the stems are perpendicular ribbings, ordinary rounded mouldings, and perpendicular lobings.
  3. (countable) An instance of teasing.

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