ribbing

adj

1. jesting; joking

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of rib

noun

1. (uncountable)The action of the verb to rib; teasing.

   “I wish I'd had 30 dollars to lend her, it would have saved me a lot of ribbing at school.”

   “The good-natured ribbing masks some serious points of contention not only within Berlin but also in German society as a whole.”

2. (countable, uncountable)A rib, or the collective ribs, on an object.

   “The decoration found on the stems are perpendicular ribbings, ordinary rounded mouldings, and perpendicular lobings.”

3. (countable)An instance of teasing.