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ribbing::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | tantalization, tease, teasing |
| Type of | harassment, molestation |
| Derivation | rib |
his ribbing was gentle but persistent.
Examples of ribbing
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One option is a light wood trim with three-dimensional ribbing, simulating bark.
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Bounced, ambushed, humiliated, Osborne had to put up with the ribbing for weeks.
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He got some ribbing from his sports-minded friends about his move into theater.
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Johnson's friends have been ribbing him all week about his role in Woods'victory.
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Sandi Hansen, 37, Blair Growing up, she got her share of ribbing from classmates.
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Oprah took Shaq's ribbing, which came minutes after her first tweet, in stride.
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Others wished for bonding time for two teachers known for ribbing with each other.
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They take a lot of ribbing from their teammates about their accents and slang.
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Davis knows he'll be in for some ribbing as he hangs around his new teammates.
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- A framework of ribs
- Tease: the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances; "he ignored their teases"; "his ribbing was gentle but persistent"
- (rib) form vertical ribs by knitting; "A ribbed sweater"
- (rib) support resembling the rib of an animal
- (rib) any of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum in humans (and similar bones in most vertebrates)
- (rib) ridicule: subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday"
- In knitting, ribbing is a pattern in which vertical stripes of stockinette stitch alternate with vertical stripes of reverse stockinette stitch. ...
- (Rib) In vertebrate anatomy, ribs (costae) are the long curved bones which form the rib cage. In most vertebrates, ribs surround the chest, enabling the lungs to expand and thus facilitate breathing by expanding the chest cavity. ...
- (Rib (aircraft)) In an aircraft, ribs are forming elements of the structure of a wing, especially in traditional construction.
