Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ribbing

/ˈɹɪbɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.53 in modern English

Syllables: rib-bing
IPA: /ˈɹɪbɪŋ/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

jesting; joking

verb

present participle and gerund of rib

noun

The action of the verb to rib; teasing.

Uncountable

noun

A rib, or the collective ribs, on an object.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An instance of teasing.

Countable

Example Sentences

"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."
"In a society that values good-natured teasing, Shannon discovered the joys of ribbing without malice."
"The decoration found on the stems are perpendicular ribbings, ordinary rounded mouldings, and perpendicular lobings."

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

more ribbing (comparative) most ribbing (superlative) ribbings (plural)

Derived Forms

ribbingly

Synonyms

tease teasing tantalization

Rhymes With

cribbing libbing bibbing

Questions

How do you pronounce ribbing?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɪbɪŋ/.
What does ribbing mean?: jesting; joking
Where does ribbing come from?: From rib (“tease”, verb) + -ing; from the common practice of tickling the ribs to cause laughter.

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