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jibe
1[jahyb]
jibe
2[jahyb]
verb (used with or without object)
gibe.
jibe
3Or gibe,
[jahyb]
verb (used without object)
to shift from one side to the other when running before the wind, as a fore-and-aft sail or its boom.
to alter course so that a fore-and-aft sail shifts in this manner.
verb (used with object)
to cause to jibe.
noun
the act of jibing.
jibe
1/ dʒɪb, dʒaɪb /
verb
nautical variants of gybe
jibe
2/ dʒaɪb /
verb
a variant spelling of gibe 1
jibe
3/ dʒaɪb /
verb
informal, (intr) to agree; accord; harmonize
Other Word Forms
- jibingly adverb
- jiber noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of jibe1
Origin of jibe2
Word History and Origins
Origin of jibe1
Example Sentences
The jibes are unlikely to unsettle someone as thick-skinned as Stokes, and England will know the press can quickly turn on the home side if England get on top.
Stepped-up bill issuance by the Treasury would jibe with the Fed’s announced end of quantitative tightening, which was anticipated.
Stepped-up bill issuance by the Treasury would jibe with the Fed’s announced end of quantitative tightening, which was anticipated.
Their results initially jibed with the annual count, falling within five percentage points above or below it.
On record, “Anything For Love” gets a knowing wink with in-studio jibing between Lipa and her producers; here she played it straight as a lofty piano ballad for the back seats on a floating riser.
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