gibe
1or jibe
[ jahyb ]
/ dʒaɪb /
verb (used without object), gibed, gib·ing.
to utter mocking or scoffing words; jeer.
verb (used with object), gibed, gib·ing.
to taunt; deride.
noun
a taunting or sarcastic remark.
Nearby words
Origin of gibe
11560–70; perhaps < Middle French giber to handle roughly, shake, derivative of gibe staff, billhook
Related formsgib·er, noungib·ing·ly, adverb
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jibe
1or gibe, gybe, jib, jibb
[ jahyb ]
/ dʒaɪb /
verb (used without object), jibed, jib·ing.
to shift from one side to the other when running before the wind, as a fore-and-aft sail or its boom.
to alter course so that a fore-and-aft sail shifts in this manner.
verb (used with object), jibed, jib·ing.
to cause to jibe.
noun
the act of jibing.
Origin of jibe
11685–95; variant of gybe < Dutch gijben, more commonly gijpen
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gibe
1jibe
/ (dʒaɪb) /
verb
to make jeering or scoffing remarks (at); taunt
noun
a derisive or provoking remark
Derived Formsgiber or jiber, noungibingly or jibingly, adverb
Word Origin for gibe
C16: perhaps from Old French giber to treat roughly, of uncertain origin
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Derived Formsjiber, nounjibingly, adverb
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jibe
3/ (dʒaɪb) /
verb
(intr) informal to agree; accord; harmonize
Word Origin for jibe
C19: of unknown origin
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