gibe
1 Americanverb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
noun
verb (used with or without object)
verb
noun
verb
Other Word Forms
- giber noun
- gibingly adverb
Etymology
Origin of gibe
First recorded before 1560–70; perhaps from Middle French giber “to handle roughly, shake,” derivative of gibe “staff, billhook”
Example Sentences
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The gibe blew Quayle off the debate stage; then, just a few weeks later, Republicans won the White House in a landslide.
From Los Angeles Times
With the extent of that perceived boost now in question, some of those same figures greeted Biden’s announcement with veiled and not-so-veiled gibes.
From Los Angeles Times
The remark was not audible among those present in the courtroom gallery, but Moghaddas saw and heard Girardi hurl the gibe from his seat at the defense table.
From Los Angeles Times
Though the accusation doesn’t gibe with Mia’s slowly returning memories, it’s one more signal to her that the rebuilding process is fraught, incomplete and fragile enough to be approached with understanding above all.
From Los Angeles Times
Gunderson said the self-deprecating gibes emerged from a character “she was using as a position of power to comment on the plight of woman.”
From New York Times
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