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Vinony

ribbing

noun

  1. knitting pattern
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɹɪbɪŋ/

adj

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

  1. jesting; joking

noun

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

  1. The action of the verb to rib; teasing.

    “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.”

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

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

  3. An instance of teasing.

verb

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

  1. present participle and gerund of rib