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View synonyms for gibe
gibe
1or jibe
[ jahyb ]
gibe
2[ jahyb ]
verb (used with or without object)
, gibed, gib·ing,
gibe
1/ dʒaɪb /
gibe
2/ dʒaɪb /
verb
- to make jeering or scoffing remarks (at); taunt
noun
- a derisive or provoking remark
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Derived Forms
- ˈgibingly, adverb
- ˈgiber, noun
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Other Words From
- giber noun
- gibing·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gibe1
First recorded before 1560–70; perhaps from Middle French giber “to handle roughly, shake,” derivative of gibe “staff, billhook”
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gibe1
C16: perhaps from Old French giber to treat roughly, of uncertain origin
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Example Sentences
Be content, then, nor gibe at thy betters of "the Duke of B——'s establishment— that's all."
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Then he looked down the long table at Odin and could not resist one gibe.
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Foolish people are fond of quoting a foolish gibe: "Be good, and you may be happy; but you will not have a good time."
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Her will revived public interest in the forgotten beauty of the past generation, and afforded many a gibe at her expense.
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Baudichon breathed quickly, partly with the haste he had made across the road, partly in irritation at the gibe.
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