ribbing

Etymology

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

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of rib

noun

  1. (uncountable) The action of the verb to rib; teasing.
    The good-natured ribbing masks some serious points of contention not only within Berlin but also in German society as a whole. 2013-01-18, Nicholas Kulish, “Swabian Separatists Fling Spätzle to Make Their Point”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
  2. (countable, uncountable) A rib, or the collective ribs, on an object.
    The decoration found on the stems are perpendicular ribbings, ordinary rounded mouldings, and perpendicular lobings. 1919, MacIver Percival, The Glass Collector: A Guide to Old English Glass, page 31
  3. (countable) An instance of teasing.

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