ribbed; ribbing
Examples of rib in a Sentence
Verb (2)
ribbed him a bit about fumbling such an easy play
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Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 2 June 2026
These slip-on sneakers get a leg up (pun intended) for their ribbed, chunky lug soles.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
This late-maturing Mexican heirloom tomato is as sweet and tasty as much as it is heavily ribbed.
—Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 1 May 2026
Murphy returned the favor by ribbing him by saying that every time Lee’s beloved New York Knicks lost their bid to become NBA champs, Lee was in the building.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 19 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Laughing, McVay bumped Berry’s shoulder and ribbed him about the rule change proposal the Browns had recently submitted for consideration to the NFL’s competition committee, on which McVay serves.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 2 June 2026
These slip-on sneakers get a leg up (pun intended) for their ribbed, chunky lug soles.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
This late-maturing Mexican heirloom tomato is as sweet and tasty as much as it is heavily ribbed.
—Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 1 May 2026
Murphy returned the favor by ribbing him by saying that every time Lee’s beloved New York Knicks lost their bid to become NBA champs, Lee was in the building.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 19 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for rib
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“Rib.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rib. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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rib
1 of 3 noun
1
a
: one of the series of curved bones of the chest of most vertebrates that are joined to the spinal column in pairs and help to support the body wall and protect the organs inside
b
: a cut of meat including a rib
2
: something (as a piece of wire supporting the fabric of an umbrella) resembling a rib
3
a
: a major vein of an insect's wing or of a leaf
b
: one of the parallel ridges in a knitted or woven fabric
rib
2 of 3 verb
ribbed; ribbing
1
: to furnish or enclose with ribs
2
: to form ribs in a fabric in knitting or weaving
ribber
noun
Medical Definition
rib
noun
: any of the paired curved bony or partly cartilaginous rods that stiffen the lateral walls of the body of most vertebrates and protect the viscera, that occur in mammals exclusively or almost exclusively in the thoracic region, and that in humans normally include 12 pairs of which all are articulated with the spinal column at the dorsal end and the first 10 are connected also at the ventral end with the sternum by costal cartilages see false rib, floating rib, true rib
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