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.
Words nearby gibe
Origin of gibe
11560–70; perhaps < Middle French giber to handle roughly, shake, derivative of gibe staff, billhook
OTHER WORDS FROM gibe
gib·er, noungib·ing·ly, adverbDefinition for gibe (2 of 3)
Definition for gibe (3 of 3)
jibe1
or 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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British Dictionary definitions for gibe (1 of 5)
gibe1
jibe
/ (dʒaɪb) /
verb
to make jeering or scoffing remarks (at); taunt
noun
a derisive or provoking remark
Derived forms of gibe
giber or jiber, noungibingly or jibingly, adverbWord Origin for gibe
C16: perhaps from Old French giber to treat roughly, of uncertain origin
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Derived forms of jibe
jiber, nounjibingly, adverbBritish Dictionary definitions for gibe (5 of 5)
jibe3
/ (dʒaɪb) /
verb
(intr) informal to agree; accord; harmonize
Word Origin for jibe
C19: of unknown origin
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