"ribbing" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɹɪbɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-ribbing.wav [US] Forms: ribbings [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪbɪŋ Etymology: rib (“tease”, verb) + -ing; from the common practice of tickling the ribs to cause laughter. Etymology templates: {{af|en|rib|-ing|id1=tease|pos1=v|t1=tease}} rib (“tease”, verb) + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ribbing (countable and uncountable, plural ribbings)
  1. (uncountable) The action of the verb to rib; teasing. Tags: uncountable Translations (The action of the verb to rib): Aufziehen [neuter] (German), Hänseln [neuter] (German), Necken [neuter] (German)
    Sense id: en-ribbing-en-noun-CXP-Xqr8 Disambiguation of 'The action of the verb to rib': 95 5 0
  2. (countable, uncountable) A rib, or the collective ribs, on an object. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (A rib, or the collective ribs, on an object): оребряване (orebrjavane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), Rippung [feminine] (German), Verrippung [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-ribbing-en-noun-HOPTswZX Disambiguation of 'A rib, or the collective ribs, on an object': 4 95 1
  3. (countable) An instance of teasing. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-ribbing-en-noun-SjLmdZpY

Verb

IPA: /ˈɹɪbɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-ribbing.wav [US]
Rhymes: -ɪbɪŋ Etymology: rib (“tease”, verb) + -ing; from the common practice of tickling the ribs to cause laughter. Etymology templates: {{af|en|rib|-ing|id1=tease|pos1=v|t1=tease}} rib (“tease”, verb) + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} ribbing
  1. present participle and gerund of rib Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: rib
    Sense id: en-ribbing-en-verb-BL~uI3m6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 3 10 84 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 13 11 13 64

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