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rib

/rɪb/ /rɪb/
Informal
  1. 1 (birine) takılmak, (biriyle) şakalaşmak

Definition (English)

To laugh at someone in a friendly way about something that person has done or has.

Example Sentences

  1. His friends ribbed him about his new haircut.
    Arkadaşları yeni saç kesimi yüzünden ona takıldı.
  2. She often ribs her brother for being so untidy.
    Kardeşine bu kadar dağınık olduğu için sık sık takılır.

Verb Forms Regular

Base rib
/rɪb/
Past ribbed
/rɪbd/
Participle ribbed
/rɪbd/
Spelling rule

Double the last consonant + ‑edrib → ribbed

Fiil tek bir sesli + tek bir sessiz harfle bitiyor ve vurgu son hecede olduğu için son sessiz harf ikilenir, sonra -ed eklenir.

Same rule: stop → stopped · plan → planned · drop → dropped

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil yumuşak (ötümlü) bir ünsüzle, /b/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. ribbed /rɪbd/

Synonyms

teasekidjoshmake fun of

Collocations

rib someone about somethingrib someone for somethinggood-natured ribbingget ribbed

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