ribbing
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/ˈɹɪbɪŋ/
English
Definitions
verb
- To shape, support, or provide something with a rib or ribs.
- To tease or make fun of someone in a good-natured way.“He always gets ribbed for his outrageous shirts.”
- To enclose, as if with ribs, and protect; to shut in.
- To leave strips of undisturbed ground between the furrows in ploughing (land).
noun
- The action of the verb to rib.
- A rib, or the collective ribs, on an object.
- An instance of teasing.
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Synonyms
riblikecostateroughunsmoothraggingrazzingrib-ticklerribaudryribble-rabblebanteringgibingrixationquizzingjestingrailleryrisp