gibe
1or jibe
to utter mocking or scoffing words; jeer.
to taunt; deride.
a taunting or sarcastic remark.
Origin of gibe
1Other words for gibe
Other words from gibe
- giber, noun
- gib·ing·ly, adverb
Words Nearby gibe
Other definitions for gibe (2 of 2)
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How to use gibe in a sentence
Since then, the actor and comedian has drawn audiences with her gibes at patriarchy and customs rooted in gender stereotypes and body-shaming.
Be content, then, nor gibe at thy betters of "the Duke of B——'s establishment— that's all."
Little Travels and Roadside Sketches | William Makepeace ThackerayThen he looked down the long table at Odin and could not resist one gibe.
Hunters Out of Space | Joseph Everidge KelleamFoolish people are fond of quoting a foolish gibe: "Be good, and you may be happy; but you will not have a good time."
Studies in love and in terror | Marie Belloc LowndesHer will revived public interest in the forgotten beauty of the past generation, and afforded many a gibe at her expense.
Court Beauties of Old Whitehall | W. R. H. Trowbridge
Baudichon breathed quickly, partly with the haste he had made across the road, partly in irritation at the gibe.
The Long Night | Stanley Weyman
British Dictionary definitions for gibe (1 of 2)
jibe
/ (dʒaɪb) /
to make jeering or scoffing remarks (at); taunt
a derisive or provoking remark
Origin of gibe
1Derived forms of gibe
- giber or jiber, noun
- gibingly or jibingly, adverb
British Dictionary definitions for gibe (2 of 2)
/ (dʒaɪb) /
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