Tom copped a fair bit of ribbing about his battered old car.
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Ribbing
//ˈɹɪbɪŋ//
Synonyms for "ribbing" (19 found)
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8 translations across 3 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- оребряване noun (A rib, or the collective ribs, on an object)
Czech
2 entries- popichování noun (The action of the verb to rib)
- žebrování noun (A rib, or the collective ribs, on an object)
German
4 entries- Aufziehen noun (The action of the verb to rib)
- Hänseln noun (The action of the verb to rib)
- Necken noun (The action of the verb to rib)
- Rippung noun (A rib, or the collective ribs, on an object)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
"Embarrassment ensues," says Hanks of the lighthearted ribbing the best man often gives the groom.
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I wish I'd had 30 dollars to lend her, it would have saved me a lot of ribbing at school.
Source: wiktionary
The good-natured ribbing masks some serious points of contention not only within Berlin but also in German society as a whole.
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