Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
From rib (“tease”, verb) + -ing; from the common practice of tickling the ribs to cause laughter.
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| more ribbing | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most ribbing | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
From rib (“tease”, verb) + -ing; from the common practice of tickling the ribs to cause laughter.
In a society that values good-natured teasing, Shannon discovered the joys of ribbing without malice.2015, Steve Silberman, chapter 2, in Megan Newman, editor, NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity, New York: Avery, →ISBN, page 54:
The good-natured ribbing masks some serious points of contention not only within Berlin but also in German society as a whole.2013 January 18, Nicholas Kulish, “Swabian Separatists Fling Spätzle to Make Their Point”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
I wish I'd had 30 dollars to lend her, it would have saved me a lot of ribbing at school.1995, Paul Vautin, Turn It Up!, Sydney: Pan Macmillan Australia, page 114:
The decoration found on the stems are perpendicular ribbings, ordinary rounded mouldings, and perpendicular lobings.1919, MacIver Percival, The Glass Collector: A Guide to Old English Glass, page 31:
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| ribbings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
de Aufziehen (The action of the verb to rib) · de Verrippung (A rib, or the collective ribs, on an object) · de Rippung (A rib, or the collective ribs, on an object) · de Necken (The action of the verb to rib) · bg оребряване (A rib, or the collective ribs, on an object) · cs žebrování (A rib, or the collective ribs, on an object) · de Hänseln (The action of the verb to rib) · cs popichování (The action of the verb to rib)
From rib (“tease”, verb) + -ing; from the common practice of tickling the ribs to cause laughter.