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ribbing

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of ribbing

marked by or expressive of mild or good-natured teasing

  • the lightly ribbing tone tipped me off that this wasnʼt a serious reprimand
Synonyms of ribbing

bantering, chaffing, fooling, funning, jesting, joking, joshing, kidding, quizzical, rallying, razzing
Words Related to ribbing

bandying, quipping

baiting, deriding, derisive, derisory, hassling, heckling, jeering, mocking, needling, ridiculing, taunting

contemptuous, disdainful, sarcastic, scornful

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