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gibe

1
or jibe

[ jahyb ]

verb (used without object)

gibed, gibing.
  1. to utter mocking or scoffing words; jeer.

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verb (used with object)

gibed, gibing.
  1. to taunt; deride.

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noun

  1. a taunting or sarcastic remark.

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gibe

2

[ jahyb ]

verb (used with or without object)

gibed, gibing,

gibe

1

/ »åÏô²¹Éª²ú /

verb

  1. to make jeering or scoffing remarks (at); taunt
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a derisive or provoking remark
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

gibe

2

/ »åÏô²¹Éª²ú /

verb

  1. a variant spelling of gybe
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²µ¾±²ú¾±²Ô²µ±ô²â, adverb
  • ˈ²µ¾±²ú±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²µ¾±²úİù noun
  • ²µ¾±²úi²Ô²µÂ·±ô²â adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of gibe1

First recorded before 1560–70; perhaps from Middle French giber “to handle roughly, shake,†derivative of gibe “staff, billhookâ€
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of gibe1

C16: perhaps from Old French giber to treat roughly, of uncertain origin
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Example Sentences

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The gibe blew Quayle off the debate stage; then, just a few weeks later, Republicans won the White House in a landslide.

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“Kamala Harris†— a former district attorney and California’s attorney general— “prosecuted murderers and drug traffickers. Donald Trump fell asleep at his own trial,†Clinton gibed.

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With the extent of that perceived boost now in question, some of those same figures greeted Biden’s announcement with veiled and not-so-veiled gibes.

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The fact someone — whose motive and ideology remain unclear — sought to end his life has led to inevitable gibes about roosting chickens.

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In a later jab that mixes the claims with a cutting gibe at Lamar's height yet again, he asks, “When you put your hands on your girl, is it self-defense ’cause she’s bigger than you?â€

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