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Ribbing

verb
/ˈɹɪbɪŋ/
Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.verbTo shape, support, or provide something with a rib or ribs.
2.verbTo tease or make fun of someone in a good-natured way.
"He always gets ribbed for his outrageous shirts."
3.verbTo enclose, as if with ribs, and protect; to shut in.
4.verbTo leave strips of undisturbed ground between the furrows in ploughing (land).
5.nounThe action of the verb to rib.
6.nounA rib, or the collective ribs, on an object.
7.nounAn instance of teasing.

Synonyms

riblikecostateroughunsmoothraggingrazzingrib-ticklerribaudryribble-rabblebanteringgibingrixation

Rhymes With

cribbinghibbinglibbing
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