ribbing

English

Etymology

rib +‎ -ing; meaning 'teasing', from the common practice of tickling the ribs to cause laughter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹɪbɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -ɪbɪŋ

Verb

ribbing

1. present participle of rib

Noun

ribbing (countable and uncountable, plural ribbings)

1. (uncountable) The action of the verb to rib.
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.

Translations

A rib, or the collective ribs, on an object

• German: Rippung f, Verrippung f
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Anagrams

• Gribbin, bribing