gibbed
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of gibbed
Example Sentences
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You swerved; you shied; you jibbed; you baulked.
From The Guardian • Jun. 6, 2016
You swerved; you shied; you jibbed; you baulked.
From The Guardian • Jun. 6, 2016
But when Congress jibbed a bit, the President said he could accept a $1.3 billion "bookkeeping" cut.
From Time Magazine Archive
But the leaders of the 125-lawyer firm jibbed at his demands.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Miss Ruth, if you had a horse now that jibbed, would you lick him?"
From Miss Elliot's Girls Stories of Beasts, Birds, and Butterflies by Corning, Mary Spring
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