gibe

or jibe

[ jahyb ]

/ dʒaɪb /

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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.

OTHER WORDS FOR gibe

1 mock, sneer, gird.

2 ridicule, twit, fleer.

3 sneer, scoff, jeer.

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Origin of gibe

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

OTHER WORDS FROM gibe

giber, noungib·ing·ly, adverb

Words nearby gibe

Gibbs, Gibbs free energy, Gibbs function, gibbsite, Gibbs phase rule, gibe, Gibeon, Gibeonite, GI Bill, giblets, gibli

Other definitions for gibe (2 of 2)

gibe²

[ jahyb ]

/ dʒaɪb /

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

jibe³.

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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

to make jeering or scoffing remarks (at); taunt

noun

a derisive or provoking remark

Derived forms of gibe

giber or jiber, noungibingly or jibingly, adverb

Word Origin for gibe

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

British Dictionary definitions for gibe (2 of 2)