gibe

1

or jibe

[ jahyb ]
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verb (used without object),gibed, gib·ing.
  1. to utter mocking or scoffing words; jeer.

verb (used with object),gibed, gib·ing.
  1. to taunt; deride.

noun
  1. a taunting or sarcastic remark.

Origin of gibe

1
First recorded before 1560–70; perhaps from Middle French giber “to handle roughly, shake,” derivative of gibe “staff, billhook”

Other words for gibe

Other words from gibe

  • giber, noun
  • gib·ing·ly, adverb

Words Nearby gibe

Other definitions for gibe (2 of 2)

gibe2
[ jahyb ]

verb (used with or without object), noungibed, gib·ing,

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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.

    18 Comics of Tomorrow | Sohini Das Gupta | August 1, 2021 | Ozy
  • 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 Thackeray
  • Then he looked down the long table at Odin and could not resist one gibe.

    Hunters Out of Space | Joseph Everidge Kelleam
  • Foolish 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 Lowndes
  • Her 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)

gibe1

jibe

/ (dʒaɪb) /


verb
  1. to make jeering or scoffing remarks (at); taunt

noun
  1. a derisive or provoking remark

Origin of gibe

1
C16: perhaps from Old French giber to treat roughly, of uncertain origin

Derived forms of gibe

  • giber or jiber, noun
  • gibingly or jibingly, adverb

British Dictionary definitions for gibe (2 of 2)

gibe2

/ (dʒaɪb) /


verb, nounnautical
  1. a variant spelling of gybe

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