ribbing

ribbing

adjective

Definition of RIBBING

marked by or expressive of mild or good-natured teasing <the lightly ribbing tone tipped me off that this wasn't a serious reprimand>

Synonyms bantering, chaffing, fooling, funning, jesting, joking, joshing, kidding, rallying, razzing, ribbing

Related Words bandying, quipping; baiting, deriding, derisive, derisory, hassling, heckling, jeering, mocking, needling, ridiculing, taunting; contemptuous, disdainful, sarcastic, scornful