ribbing
noun
rib·bing
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Definition of ribbing
: an arrangement of ribs
Examples of ribbing in a Sentence
a little good-natured ribbing between friends
the ribbing on a sweater
Recent Examples on the Web
Thompson and Pachulia have a bet about who will dunk more often and have taken their good-natured ribbing onto social media. — Rusty Simmons, SFChronicle.com, "Warriors hire Zaza Pachulia among series of basketball ops moves," 29 Aug. 2019 The outburst led to some ribbing that night from Hunter Renfroe, who placed a bandage on Naylor’s helmet after the at-bat. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Padres rookie Josh Naylor finding his comfort level," 13 Aug. 2019 All of that gets in the way of looking at the stars, and of eavesdropping on their rat-a-tat ribbing. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, "Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw Proves There’s Such a Thing as Too Much Action," 31 July 2019 The newlywed model stepped out of her hotel in Beverly Hills, California in the middle of the afternoon wearing a full-on strapless corset top complete with ribbing and a mesh bodice. — Alyssa Hardy, Teen Vogue, "Hailey Bieber Wore a Corset to Lunch and I Respect That," 11 Jan. 2019 My kids have taken a little ribbing here or there over their names, predictably more so in middle school, where anything different is anathema. — Maggie May Ethridge, Good Housekeeping, "I Gave My Kids Unusual Names, And Everyone Has an Opinion About It," 22 Apr. 2016 Surely, a man who Forbes lists as having a net worth of $6.2 billion can withstand a little light ribbing. — Parker Molloy, The Verge, "Roasting Jack Dorsey’s beard may be petty, but it’s also part of a time-honored tradition," 7 Sep. 2018 Red Letter Media, for example, uses a similar low-key, non-malicious style of ribbing movies as MST3K, all couched in a pseudo-sketch comedy routine. — Bryan Lufkin, Popular Mechanics, "Can Mystery Science Theater 3000 Thrive in an Age of Snark?," 14 Apr. 2017 Upstairs, in a quiet corner, Rupert Murdoch gave Ed Koch a ribbing, the irascible mayor — into his third term — cowed by a tabloid king still on his way up. — Jay Cheshes, Town & Country, "Caviar and Cocaine," 6 Feb. 2013These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ribbing.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for ribbing
ribbing
noun
English Language Learners Definition of ribbing
: friendly jokes about someone
: raised lines on a surface
See the full definition for ribbing in the English Language Learners Dictionary