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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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