Hyphenation of ribbing

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word ribbing? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

rib-bing

Definitions of ribbing:

1.	A framework of ribs
2.	The act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule) Provoking someone with persistent annoyances He ignored their teases His ribbing was gentle but persistent
3.	Form vertical ribs by knitting A ribbed sweater
4.	Subject to laughter or ridicule The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday

Synonyms of ribbing:

noun	framework, frame, framing
noun	tease, teasing, harassment, molestation

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.