His ribbing was gentle but persistent.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

Noun : an umbrella rib.    From Dictionary.com. 

The ribbing is finished, and the rib-to-body increases, and I can do it pretty well with my eyes shut.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2009-06-01] Reference

The reason that Canadians come in for so much ribbing is that some who post on the forums are so transparently easy to goad.    From Wordnik.com.  [Saying Goodbye - Disparaging Remarks] Reference

At this stage, too, the pathological 'ribbing' of the hoof is observable.    From Wordnik.com.  [Diseases of the Horse's Foot] Reference

Now if AdamB is unable to handle some 'ribbing' then that is most unfortunate.    From Wordnik.com.  [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference

We just get a lot of good-natured ribbing, which is all in good fun. ".    From Wordnik.com.  [IndyStar.com Top Stories] Reference

"As we walked in, guys were kind of ribbing him a little bit, he was back and forth,".    From Wordnik.com.  [NY Daily News] Reference

HEMMER: Oh. Lynne Cheney took a good ribbing, too.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript May 2, 2005] Reference

The ribbing from the guys, of course, can get ugly.    From Wordnik.com.  [Clothes Make The Ice Man] Reference

Brown amphorae soft and smaller, with narrow ribbing.    From Wordnik.com.  [How to Observe in Archaeology] Reference

Apparently he had enough ribbing from all his friends.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 18, 2008] Reference

He apparently had enough ribbing from all his friends.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 19, 2008] Reference

It's giant iron claw cable of ribbing the animal in half.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 21, 2007] Reference

ANDERSON: I have to ask you, have you gotten some ribbing today?.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Feb 14, 2006] Reference

There was some ribbing, and of course, the subject was basketball.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 27, 2009] Reference

Husband Larry McFarland says this round of ribbing would be worse.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jun 6, 2006] Reference

Husband, Larry, McFarland says this round of ribbing would be worse.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jun 6, 2006] Reference

The atmosphere sometimes extends, he admitted, to ribbing the manager.    From Wordnik.com.  [Next Generation in Brooklyn Gives Mets a Reason to Hope] Reference

And Richardson took some ribbing from his new boss for losing the beard.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 4, 2008] Reference

We're going to show you some of the ribbing he's getting from the media.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 9, 2007] Reference

Of course, that didn't protect him from some ribbing from his colleagues.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 29, 2009] Reference

Executives at Mesa petroleum don't just get ribbing from their underlings.    From Wordnik.com.  [Shape Up - Or Else!] Reference

ROBERTS: David Letterman took a more hard-hitting approach to his ribbing.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript May 22, 2009] Reference

DIAZ: And he ` s going to have to take some ribbing which he has never taken before.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 2, 2009] Reference

Finally, after all the ribbing, Bale admitted what we all knew: "I acted like a punk.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Three Cheers For Dakota! Turn the Other Cheek, Christian] Reference

Seventeen-year-old Katrina, who has taken a lot of ribbing for her name, is exhausted.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 23, 2005] Reference

And then in the afternoon, the other -- one of the other jurors was ribbing him a bit.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jun 15, 2004] Reference

Eminem - White rapper dominates MTV awards but loses cool at ribbing by comic puppet dog.    From Wordnik.com.  [Conventional Wisdom] Reference

They were only having a joke about it but his army buddies must give him a ribbing for it.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dlisted - Be Very Afraid] Reference

Attach a 20-inch piece of tape to seam at one side of ribbing to tie around neck of bottle.    From Wordnik.com.  [Handbook of Wool Knitting and Crochet] Reference

What the audience did make clear is that they can handle ribbing about lobbyists and high pay.    From Wordnik.com.  [Experts Say Bills Won't End 'Too Big To Fail'] Reference

Jerald had given him a ribbing, literally, but that was the only post-Christmas acknowledgment.    From Wordnik.com.  [Free Time] Reference

Well, today, on LIVE WITH REGIS AND KELLY, Mariah took some ribbing from Regis about her outfit.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Apr 15, 2005] Reference

Has there been any joking, any ribbing, on the set that he ` s back putting the gloves on again?.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 3, 2006] Reference