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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No, you witty giber, my fabulous heritage has not taken wings!
From French and Oriental Love in a Harem by Paul Avril
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
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
