RIBBING Synonyms
There are 17 hypernyms of the word ribbing. (close relations)
Definition of RIBBING
ribbed
Best Alternative Words for RIBBING
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bantering | verb, adverb, noun, adjectivev, adv, n, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • cleverly amusing in tone | ||||||||
joking | verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • characterized by jokes and good humor | ||||||||
mocking | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule • playfully vexing (especially by ridicule) | ||||||||
taunting | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing adjective satellite • abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule | ||||||||
teasing | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances • playful vexation • the act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb adjective satellite • playfully vexing (especially by ridicule) • arousing sexual desire without intending to satisfy it • causing irritation or annoyance | ||||||||
kidding | verbv | |||||||
noun • a young person of either sex • English dramatist (1558-1594) • soft smooth leather from the hide of a young goat • a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age • young goat verb • tell false information to for fun • be silly or tease one another | ||||||||
ridiculing | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate • the act of deriding or treating with contempt verb • subject to laughter or ridicule | ||||||||
blackguard | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who is morally reprehensible verb • subject to laughter or ridicule • use foul or abusive language towards | ||||||||
costa | nounn | |||||||
noun • a riblike part of a plant or animal (such as a middle rib of a leaf or a thickened vein of an insect wing) • any of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum in humans (and similar bones in most vertebrates) | ||||||||
guy | nounn | |||||||
noun • an effigy of Guy Fawkes that is burned on a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Day • an informal term for a youth or man • a cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something (especially a tent) verb • subject to laughter or ridicule • steady or support with a guy wire or cable | ||||||||
ridicule | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate • the act of deriding or treating with contempt verb • subject to laughter or ridicule | ||||||||
roast | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion • negative criticism adjective satellite • (meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven verb • cook with dry heat, usually in an oven • subject to laughter or ridicule | ||||||||
jest at | verbv | |||||||
verb • subject to laughter or ridicule | ||||||||
laugh at | verbv | |||||||
verb • subject to laughter or ridicule | ||||||||
make fun | verbv | |||||||
verb • subject to laughter or ridicule | ||||||||
poke fun | verbv | |||||||
verb • subject to laughter or ridicule |