ribbing

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɹɪbɪŋ/

Verb

1. present participle of rib#English|rib

Noun

ribbing

1. (uncountable) The action of the verb to rib.
2. (countable, uncountable) A rib, or the collective ribs, on an object.
   • 1919, MacIver Percival, The Glass Collector: A Guide to Old English Glass (page 31)

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

3. (countable) An instance of teasing.

Translations

• German: Rippung, Verrippung

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