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

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

As a rule the crowd seemed indifferent to the insolent gibes and provocations of the episcopals.
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman|Eugne Sue
Everyone heard the wails and gibes of Sutton M., but to few or none were the woes of Alberta May made known.
Smith College Stories|Josephine Dodge Daskam
But it is upon the political platform that the gibes and sneers at Phariseeism are intended to be most stinging.
From the Easy Chair, series 2|George William Curtis
Amy, though undisturbed by Martine's gibes at the slowness of her steed, was glad enough to get out of the carriage.
Amy in Acadia|Helen Leah Reed

His driver sat, whip in hand, magnificently impenetrable to the gibes and jests that were flying around her.
The Law and the Lady|Wilkie Collins

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)