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ribbing

English

Etymology

rib +? -ing; meaning 'teasing', from the common practice of tickling the ribs to cause laughter.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /???b??/
  • Rhymes: -?b??

Verb

ribbing

  1. present participle of rib

Noun

ribbing (countable and uncountable, plural ribbings)

  1. (uncountable) The action of the verb to rib.
  2. (countable, uncountable) A rib, or the collective ribs, on an object.
    • 1919, MacIver Percival, The Glass Collector: A Guide to Old English Glass (page 31)
      The decoration found on the stems are perpendicular ribbings, ordinary rounded mouldings, and perpendicular lobings.
  3. (countable) An instance of teasing.

Translations

Anagrams

  • Gribbin, bribing

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tribbing

English

Etymology

From tribadism (+ -ing).

Pronunciation

Noun

tribbing (uncountable)

  1. (rare, slang) Vulva-to-vulva sexual intercourse with legs intertwined.

See also

  • tribadism

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