gibe
verb (used without object)
to utter mocking or scoffing words; jeer.
giber
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a word derived from
gibe.
Example Sentences
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An outspoken giber, he made numberless epigrams on a friend to his face; but would defend him, if absent, with courage and loyalty.
From The Magic Skin by Ellen Marriage
Come, come, you are well understood to be a perfecter giber for the table than a necessary bencher in the Capitol.
From The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare
No, you witty giber, my fabulous heritage has not taken wings!
From French and Oriental Love in a Harem by Paul Avril
