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RIBBING Synonyms

There are 16 synonyms of the word ribbing. (exact relations)
There are 17 hypernyms of the word ribbing. (close relations)
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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

Best Hypernyms For RIBBING

Here is a list of related hypernyms for ribbing, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (12)
bemock comment cut input knit mock molding moulding os remark structure support
Phrases (5)
anatomical structurebodily structurebody structurecomplex body partcut of meat

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