ribbingnoun
uk/ˈrɪb.ɪŋ/us/ˈrɪb.ɪŋ/ribbing noun (PATTERN)
[ U ] a pattern of raised lines on a piece of clothing made from wool:
He liked the ribbing on the cuffs of the sweater.
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Patterns and shapes
- amorphous
- arabesque
- argyle
- bar
- cake
- contour
- geometry
- grain
- marbled
- misshapen
- motif
- mottled
- paisley
- silhouette
- spotted
- striped
- stripy
- styloid
- take shape idiom
- tartan
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ribbing noun (JOKE)
[ C usually singular ] informal the act of laughing at someone in a friendly way as a joke:
They gave him a ribbing about his accent.
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Teasing
- joke
- josh
- kid
- leg
- only joking! idiom
- pull sb's leg idiom
- rag
- raillery
- rib
- spoof
- standing joke
- tease
- wind 1
- wind sb up