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 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 • Sep. 13, 2023
“Now is not the time for excuses; now is the time for creativity and pragmatism,” she said in a thinly veiled gibe at Scholz.
From Washington Post • Apr. 26, 2022
Saget then immediately changed his mind, almost as if he recognized that the humanity of this thought outpaced the fun of his gibe.
From New York Times • Jan. 21, 2022
Apparently unaware of the gibe, Mr Biden said he agreed.
From BBC • Dec. 24, 2021
Despite this gibe he was rather impersonal toward me.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
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