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present participle and gerund of rib examples
countable and uncountable, plural ribbings
(uncountable) The action of the verb to rib; teasing. quotations examples
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
(countable, uncountable) A rib, or the collective ribs, on an object. quotations examples
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
(countable) An instance of teasing. examples