adj
Meaning 1
jesting; joking
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
ribbing
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈɹɪbɪŋ/
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rhymes with -ɪbɪŋ
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CMU ARPABET: R IH1 B IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
The action of the verb to rib; teasing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
A rib, or the collective ribs, on an object.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 4
An instance of teasing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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verb
Meaning 5
present participle and gerund of rib
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
Meaning 6
the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he ignored their teases
- his ribbing was gentle but persistent
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tease, teasing, tantalization
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: harassment, molestation
noun
Meaning 7
a framework of ribs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: framework
History
Etymology
From rib (“tease”, verb) + -ing; from the common practice of tickling the ribs to cause laughter.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Czech: popichování — The action of the verb to rib
- German: Aufziehen — The action of the verb to rib
- German: Hänseln — The action of the verb to rib
- German: Necken — The action of the verb to rib
- Bulgarian: оребряване (orebrjavane) — A rib, or the collective ribs, on an object
- Czech: žebrování — A rib, or the collective ribs, on an object
- German: Rippung — A rib, or the collective ribs, on an object
- German: Verrippung — A rib, or the collective ribs, on an object