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.
RELATED WORDS
sarcasm, swipe, jab, dump, mockery, scoffing, taunt, jeer, dig, put-down, derision, slam, joke, sneer, comeback, scoff, flout, disrespect, deride, scorn
Nearby words
- gibbs, james,
- gibbs, josiah willard,
- gibbs, sir philip,
- gibbsite,
- gibbus,
- gibeon,
- gibeonite,
- giblet,
- giblets,
- gibli
Origin of gibe
11560–70; perhaps < Middle French giber to handle roughly, shake, derivative of gibe staff, billhook
gibe
2[ jahyb ]
/ dʒaɪb /
verb (used with or without object), gibed, gib·ing, noun
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
Word Origin for gibe
C16: perhaps from Old French giber to treat roughly, of uncertain origin
verb, noun nautical
a variant spelling of gybe
jibe
1jib or jibb (dʒɪb)
/ (dʒaɪb) /
verb, noun
nautical variants of gybe
jibe
2/ (dʒaɪb) /
verb
a variant spelling of gibe 1
jibe
3/ (dʒaɪb) /
verb
(intr) informal to agree; accord; harmonize
Word Origin for jibe
C19: of unknown origin
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