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gibe
jeer; taunt; deride: They gibe him whenever he tries to speak.
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gibe
also jibe (jīb)v. gibed, gib·ing, gibes also jibed or jib·ing or jibes
v.intr.
To make taunting, heckling, or jeering remarks.
v.tr.
To deride with taunting remarks.
n.
A derisive remark.
[Possibly from obsolete French giber, to handle roughly, play, from Old French.]
gib′er n.
gib′ing·ly adv.
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gibe
(dʒaɪb) orjibe
vb
to make jeering or scoffing remarks (at); taunt
n
a derisive or provoking remark
[C16: perhaps from Old French giber to treat roughly, of uncertain origin]
ˈgiber, ˈjiber n
ˈgibingly, ˈjibingly adv
gibe
(dʒaɪb)vb, n
(Nautical Terms) a variant spelling of gybe
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gibe
or jibe
(dʒaɪb)v. gibed, gib•ing,
n. v.i.
1. to utter mocking or scoffing words; jeer.
v.t. 2. to taunt; deride.
n. 3. a taunting or sarcastic remark.
[1560–70; perhaps < Middle French giber to handle roughly, shake, derivative of gibe staff, billhook]
gib′er, n.
gib′ing•ly, adv.
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gibe
Past participle: gibed
Gerund: gibing
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| Noun | 1. |  gibe - an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"comment, remark, input - a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information; "from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account" cheap shot - an unnecessarily aggressive and unfair remark directed at a defenseless person |
| Verb | 1. | gibe - be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun" consist - be consistent in form, tenor, or character; be congruous; "Desires are to be satisfied only so far as consists with an approved end" look - accord in appearance with; "You don't look your age!" answer - match or correspond; "The drawing of the suspect answers to the description the victim gave" coincide - be the same; "our views on this matter coincided" align - be or come into adjustment with correlate - to bear a reciprocal or mutual relation; "Do these facts correlate?" parallel - be parallel to; "Their roles are paralleled by ours" twin, duplicate, parallel - duplicate or match; "The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse" square - be compatible with; "one idea squares with another" bear out, underpin, corroborate, support - support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm; "The stories and claims were born out by the evidence" resemble - appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to; "She resembles her mother very much"; "This paper resembles my own work" conform to, fit, meet - satisfy a condition or restriction; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?" homologize - be homologous; "A person's arms homologize with a quadruped's forelimbs" accord, concord, fit in, harmonise, harmonize, consort, agree - go together; "The colors don't harmonize"; "Their ideas concorded" pattern - form a pattern; "These sentences pattern like the ones we studied before" adhere - be compatible or in accordance with; "You must adhere to the rules" |
| 2. |  gibe - laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker" |
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gibe
see jibeCollins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
gibe
also jibeverb
noun
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Translations
ملاحَظَه جارحَهيَهْزأ، يَسْخَر من
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gibe
vi → spotten, sticheln; to gibe at somebody/something → sich über jdn/etw lustig machen, spöttische Bemerkungen über jdn/etw machen
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jibe,
gibe
(dʒaib) noun a cruel or unkind remark or taunt. cruel jibes.
verb (with at) to make fun (of) unkindly.
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