Words · Familiar
ribbing
/ˈɹɪbɪŋ/ · 7 letters · 5 distinct letters
- noun
a framework of ribs
- noun
the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances
he ignored their teases
- verb
form vertical ribs by knitting
A ribbed sweater
- verb
subject to laughter or ridicule
The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house