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Rareribbed
The correct spelling is ribbed.
How to pronounce ribbed
verb
Say it like: Rib-bed
The correct spelling is ribbed. To shape, support, or provide something with a rib or ribs. For example: "He always gets ribbed for his outrageous shirts."
Usage Examples
“He always gets ribbed for his outrageous shirts.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To shape, support, or provide something with a rib or ribs.
- 2.To tease or make fun of someone in a good-natured way.
- 3.To enclose, as if with ribs, and protect; to shut in.
- 4.To leave strips of undisturbed ground between the furrows in ploughing (land).
adjective
- 1.Having ribs.
- 2.Intercalated with slate; said of a seam of coal.
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