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ribbings

ribbings is the plural of ribbing.

Meaning of ribbing

Noun

ribbing (countable and uncountable, plural ribbings)

  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.1995, Paul Vautin, Turn It Up!, Sydney: Pan Macmillan Australia, page 114
  2. A rib, or the collective ribs, on an object.
    • 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
  3. (countable) An instance of teasing.

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Questions about ribbings

What is ribbings the plural of?
Ribbings is the plural of ribbing.

Words near ribbings in the dictionary

  1. ribbies
  2. ribbiest
  3. ribbin'
  4. ribbing
  5. ribbingly
  6. ribbings
  7. ribbit
  8. ribbited
  9. ribbiter
  10. ribbiters
  11. ribbiting

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