ribbing

jesting; joking

present participle and gerund of ribform-ofgerundparticiple

The action of the verb to rib; teasing.uncountable

• 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.

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

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

An instance of teasing.countable