ribbing
Definitions
Noun
- A framework of ribs
- The act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances
Verb
- Form vertical ribs by knitting
- Subject to laughter or ridicule
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "ribbing".
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "ribbing".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | training | 2 | 156 |
| 2 | reading | 2 | 141 |
| 3 | running | 2 | 123 |
| 4 | writing | 2 | 117 |
| 5 | rising | 2 | 62 |
| 6 | driving | 2 | 53 |
| 7 | riding | 2 | 45 |
| 8 | reaching | 2 | 43 |
| 9 | bringing | 2 | 38 |
| 10 | raising | 2 | 34 |
| 11 | breaking | 2 | 25 |
| 12 | pressing | 2 | 25 |
| 13 | trading | 2 | 25 |
| 14 | ruling | 2 | 24 |
| 15 | dressing | 2 | 22 |
| 16 | racing | 2 | 22 |
| 17 | breathing | 2 | 21 |
| 18 | crossing | 2 | 21 |
| 19 | rolling | 2 | 19 |
| 20 | preaching | 2 | 17 |
| 21 | tracing | 2 | 17 |
| 22 | dropping | 2 | 16 |
| 23 | brooding | 2 | 15 |
| 24 | cracking | 2 | 15 |
| 25 | dragging | 2 | 15 |
| 26 | freezing | 2 | 15 |
| 27 | ordering | 3 | 13 |
| 28 | rocking | 2 | 13 |
| 29 | frowning | 2 | 12 |
| 30 | dreaming | 2 | 11 |
| 31 | rubbing | 2 | 11 |
| 32 | treating | 2 | 11 |
| 33 | drilling | 2 | 10 |
| 34 | framing | 2 | 10 |
| 35 | rating | 2 | 10 |
| 36 | ringing | 2 | 10 |
| 37 | rushing | 2 | 10 |
| 38 | roaring | 2 | 9 |
| 39 | crawling | 2 | 8 |
| 40 | creeping | 2 | 8 |
| 41 | rousing | 2 | 8 |
| 42 | breeding | 2 | 7 |
| 43 | browning | 2 | 7 |
| 44 | brushing | 2 | 7 |
| 45 | crashing | 2 | 7 |
| 46 | cruising | 2 | 7 |
| 47 | crushing | 2 | 7 |
| 48 | dripping | 2 | 7 |
| 49 | grinning | 2 | 7 |
| 50 | pricing | 2 | 7 |
| 51 | raining | 2 | 7 |
| 52 | trailing | 2 | 7 |
| 53 | gripping | 2 | 6 |
| 54 | wrapping | 2 | 6 |
| 55 | writhing | 2 | 6 |
| 56 | creaking | 2 | 5 |
| 57 | crowding | 2 | 5 |
| 58 | grabbing | 2 | 5 |
| 59 | greeting | 2 | 5 |
| 60 | groping | 2 | 5 |
| 61 | probing | 2 | 5 |
| 62 | proving | 2 | 5 |
| 63 | wrecking | 2 | 5 |
| 64 | drowning | 2 | 4 |
| 65 | drumming | 2 | 4 |
| 66 | grouping | 2 | 4 |
| 67 | phrasing | 2 | 4 |
| 68 | rodding | 2 | 4 |
| 69 | thrilling | 2 | 4 |
| 70 | thriving | 2 | 4 |
| 71 | bracing | 2 | 3 |
| 72 | crouching | 2 | 3 |
| 73 | crowning | 2 | 3 |
| 74 | draining | 2 | 3 |
| 75 | grazing | 2 | 3 |
| 76 | grieving | 2 | 3 |
| 77 | railing | 2 | 3 |
| 78 | rapping | 2 | 3 |
| 79 | raving | 2 | 3 |
| 80 | reigning | 2 | 3 |
| 81 | ripping | 2 | 3 |
| 82 | roaming | 2 | 3 |
| 83 | roiling | 2 | 3 |
| 84 | rooming | 2 | 3 |
| 85 | rotting | 2 | 3 |
| 86 | threading | 2 | 3 |
| 87 | throbbing | 2 | 3 |
| 88 | tracking | 2 | 3 |
| 89 | braving | 2 | 2 |
| 90 | breaching | 2 | 2 |
| 91 | briefing | 2 | 2 |
| 92 | bruising | 2 | 2 |
| 93 | craving | 2 | 2 |
| 94 | erasing | 3 | 2 |
| 95 | fretting | 2 | 2 |
| 96 | greening | 2 | 2 |
| 97 | praising | 2 | 2 |
| 98 | priming | 2 | 2 |
| 99 | prowling | 2 | 2 |
| 100 | raging | 2 | 2 |
| 101 | raiding | 2 | 2 |
| 102 | rearing | 2 | 2 |
| 103 | ridding | 2 | 2 |
| 104 | rigging | 2 | 2 |
| 105 | robbing | 2 | 2 |
| 106 | rooting | 2 | 2 |
| 107 | roving | 2 | 2 |
| 108 | trapping | 2 | 2 |
| 109 | trimming | 2 | 2 |
| 110 | tripping | 2 | 2 |
| 111 | trucking | 2 | 2 |
| 112 | bragging | 2 | 1 |
| 113 | braiding | 2 | 1 |
| 114 | browsing | 2 | 1 |
| 115 | croaking | 2 | 1 |
| 116 | crooning | 2 | 1 |
| 117 | cropping | 2 | 1 |
| 118 | drooping | 2 | 1 |
| 119 | drugging | 2 | 1 |
| 120 | grading | 2 | 1 |
| 121 | grating | 2 | 1 |
| 122 | groaning | 2 | 1 |
| 123 | grooming | 2 | 1 |
| 124 | growling | 2 | 1 |
| 125 | preening | 2 | 1 |
| 126 | prodding | 2 | 1 |
| 127 | propping | 2 | 1 |
| 128 | racking | 2 | 1 |
| 129 | ramming | 2 | 1 |
| 130 | raping | 2 | 1 |
| 131 | razing | 2 | 1 |
| 132 | reaping | 2 | 1 |
| 133 | redding | 2 | 1 |
| 134 | reeking | 2 | 1 |
| 135 | reeling | 2 | 1 |
| 136 | rhyming | 2 | 1 |
| 137 | roofing | 2 | 1 |
| 138 | shredding | 2 | 1 |
| 139 | shrieking | 2 | 1 |
| 140 | treading | 2 | 1 |
| 141 | wracking | 2 | 1 |
| 142 | braking | 2 | 0 |
| 143 | branning | 2 | 0 |
| 144 | brawling | 2 | 0 |
| 145 | breading | 2 | 0 |
| 146 | breeching | 2 | 0 |
| 147 | breining | 2 | 0 |
| 148 | brenning | 2 | 0 |
| 149 | bribing | 2 | 0 |
| 150 | bridging | 2 | 0 |
| 151 | brimming | 2 | 0 |
| 152 | brining | 2 | 0 |
| 153 | broaching | 2 | 0 |
| 154 | broiling | 2 | 0 |
| 155 | broking | 2 | 0 |
| 156 | brooking | 2 | 0 |
| 157 | bruening | 2 | 0 |
| 158 | bruning | 2 | 0 |
| 159 | bruting | 2 | 0 |
| 160 | cramming | 2 | 0 |
| 161 | crating | 2 | 0 |
| 162 | cribbing | 2 | 0 |
| 163 | draping | 2 | 0 |
| 164 | dreading | 2 | 0 |
| 165 | dredging | 2 | 0 |
| 166 | dreiling | 2 | 0 |
| 167 | drenning | 2 | 0 |
| 168 | droning | 2 | 0 |
| 169 | drooling | 2 | 0 |
| 170 | drubbing | 2 | 0 |
| 171 | eroding | 3 | 0 |
| 172 | freaking | 2 | 0 |
| 173 | freehling | 2 | 0 |
| 174 | freewing | 2 | 0 |
| 175 | frerking | 2 | 0 |
| 176 | fricking | 2 | 0 |
| 177 | frieling | 2 | 0 |
| 178 | frigging | 2 | 0 |
| 179 | froemming | 2 | 0 |
| 180 | froning | 2 | 0 |
| 181 | fruehling | 2 | 0 |
| 182 | fruiting | 2 | 0 |
| 183 | fryling | 2 | 0 |
| 184 | gracing | 2 | 0 |
| 185 | grayling | 2 | 0 |
| 186 | greasing | 2 | 0 |
| 187 | griffing | 2 | 0 |
| 188 | grilling | 2 | 0 |
| 189 | griping | 2 | 0 |
| 190 | gritting | 2 | 0 |
| 191 | grossing | 2 | 0 |
| 192 | grousing | 2 | 0 |
| 193 | grouting | 2 | 0 |
| 194 | grudging | 2 | 0 |
| 195 | grussing | 2 | 0 |
| 196 | kreiling | 2 | 0 |
| 197 | prepping | 2 | 0 |
| 198 | proofing | 2 | 0 |
| 199 | pruning | 2 | 0 |
| 200 | rahming | 2 | 0 |
| 201 | raking | 2 | 0 |
| 202 | rawding | 2 | 0 |
| 203 | rawling | 2 | 0 |
| 204 | reding | 2 | 0 |
| 205 | rehling | 2 | 0 |
| 206 | reiling | 2 | 0 |
| 207 | reining | 2 | 0 |
| 208 | reising | 2 | 0 |
| 209 | revving | 2 | 0 |
| 210 | riffing | 2 | 0 |
| 211 | rilling | 2 | 0 |
| 212 | roehling | 2 | 0 |
| 213 | rohling | 2 | 0 |
| 214 | roling | 2 | 0 |
| 215 | ronning | 2 | 0 |
| 216 | roping | 2 | 0 |
| 217 | rosing | 2 | 0 |
| 218 | rossing | 2 | 0 |
| 219 | roughing | 2 | 0 |
| 220 | routing | 2 | 0 |
| 221 | ruding | 2 | 0 |
| 222 | ruffing | 2 | 0 |
| 223 | shrouding | 2 | 0 |
| 224 | shrugging | 2 | 0 |
| 225 | thrashing | 2 | 0 |
| 226 | trashing | 2 | 0 |
| 227 | trekking | 2 | 0 |
| 228 | tricking | 2 | 0 |
| 229 | trilling | 2 | 0 |
| 230 | trolling | 2 | 0 |
| 231 | trooping | 2 | 0 |
| 232 | trotting | 2 | 0 |
| 233 | trudging | 2 | 0 |
| 234 | wreaking | 2 | 0 |
| 235 | wringing | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "ribbing".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | rising | 2 | 62 |
| 2 | riding | 2 | 45 |
| 3 | ribbon | 2 | 12 |
| 4 | rubbing | 2 | 11 |
| 5 | grabbing | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | throbbing | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | robbing | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | ebbing | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | cribbing | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | dribbling | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | libbing | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | hibbing | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | gribbin | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | bribing | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | scribbling | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | nibbling | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | gribbins | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | drubbing | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | robbin | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | ribbit | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "ribbing" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "ribbing" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "ribbing" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 4
Fragments: 2
Sound Alikes: 235
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 2
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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