Ribbing

Definitions

1. The action of the verb to rib; teasing.
   uncountable
2. A rib, or the collective ribs, on an object.
   countable, uncountable
3. An instance of teasing.
   countable

Equivalents

Examples

“I wish⟳ I'd had 30 dollars to lend⟳ her, it would have⟳ saved me a lot of ribbing at school.”

“The good-natured ribbing masks some serious points of contention not only within Berlin but also in German society as a whole.”

“The decoration found on the stems are perpendicular ribbings, ordinary rounded mouldings, and perpendicular lobings.”

CEFR level