RIBBING as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule)
   • provoking someone with persistent annoyances
   
   Synonym(s)
   • tease (what does tease mean?)
   • teasing (what does teasing mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • he ignored their teases
   • his ribbing was gentle but persistent
   
   Hypernyms(s) ribbing is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • harassment (what does harassment mean?)
   • molestation (what does molestation mean?)
   
   Derived(s)
   • ridicule (what does ridicule mean?)
   • roast (what does roast mean?)
   • guy (what does guy mean?)
   • blackguard (what does blackguard mean?)
   • laugh at (what does laugh at mean?)
   • jest at (what does jest at mean?)
   • rib (what does rib mean?)
   • make fun (what does make fun mean?)
   • poke fun (what does poke fun mean?)
   • tease (what does tease mean?)
   • razz (what does razz mean?)
   • rag (what does rag mean?)
   • cod (what does cod mean?)
   • tantalize (what does tantalize mean?)
   • tantalise (what does tantalise mean?)
   • bait (what does bait mean?)
   • taunt (what does taunt mean?)
   • twit (what does twit mean?)
   • rally (what does rally mean?)
   • ride (what does ride mean?)
   • tease (what does tease mean?)
   • razz (what does razz mean?)
   • rag (what does rag mean?)
   • cod (what does cod mean?)
   • tantalize (what does tantalize mean?)
   • tantalise (what does tantalise mean?)
   • bait (what does bait mean?)
   • taunt (what does taunt mean?)
   • twit (what does twit mean?)
   • rally (what does rally mean?)
   • ride (what does ride mean?)
   • tease (what does tease mean?)
   • badger (what does badger mean?)
   • pester (what does pester mean?)
   • bug (what does bug mean?)
   • beleaguer (what does beleaguer mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a framework of ribs
   
   Hypernyms(s) ribbing is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • framework (what does framework mean?)
   • frame (what does frame mean?)
   • framing (what does framing mean?)