The Clue
Veins of a leaf (7 letter answer)
The Answer
RIBBING
Tags
Notes
The answer RIBBING is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
RIBBING as a noun:
1. a framework of ribs
2. (tease, teasing, ribbing, tantalization) = 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"
RIB as a verb:
1. form vertical ribs by knitting; "A ribbed sweater"
2. (ridicule, roast, guy, blackguard, laugh at, jest at, rib, make fun, poke fun) = 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"