gibe
1or jibe
- to utter mocking or scoffing words; jeer.
- to taunt; deride.
- a taunting or sarcastic remark.
Origin of gibe
1Synonyms for gibe
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2jibe
1or gibe, gybe, jib, jibb
- 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.
- to cause to jibe.
- the act of jibing.
Origin of jibe
1Related Words for gibe
sarcasm, swipe, jab, dump, mockery, scoffing, taunt, jeer, dig, put-down, derision, slam, joke, sneer, comeback, scoff, flout, disrespect, deride, scornExamples from the Web for gibe
Historical Examples of gibe
Come, before he comes to gibe us for having heeded a moment.
The Armourer's PrenticesCharlotte M. Yonge
There came a new note into the woman's voice as she answered the gibe.
Within the LawMarvin Dana
But even that gibe hinted at a recklessness that matched her own and gave her comfort now.
Louisiana LouWilliam West Winter
But not even that gibe could stir M. Binet out of his lethargy of content.
ScaramoucheRafael Sabatini
To shock the one or gibe at the other were a blasphemy he simply couldn't contemplate.
Love and LucyMaurice Henry Hewlett
gibe
1jibe
- to make jeering or scoffing remarks (at); taunt
- a derisive or provoking remark
Word Origin for gibe
gibe
2- a variant spelling of gybe
jibe
1jib or jibb (dʒɪb)
- nautical variants of gybe
jibe
2- a variant spelling of gibe 1
jibe
3- (intr) informal to agree; accord; harmonize
Word Origin for jibe
Word Origin and History for gibe
alternative spelling of jibe.
jibe
"agree, fit," 1813, of unknown origin, perhaps a figurative extension of earlier jib, gybe (v.) "shift a sail or boom" (see jib). OED, however, suggests a phonetic variant of chime, as if meaning "to chime in with, to be in harmony." Related: Jibed; jibes; jibing.
jibe
1560s, perhaps from Middle French giber "to handle roughly," or an alteration of gaber "to mock."