gibe also jibe (j b)v. gibed also jibed, gib·ing also jib·ing, gibes also 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. |
gibe1, jibe [dʒaɪb]
vb
to make jeering or scoffing remarks (at); taunt
n
a derisive or provoking remark
[perhaps from Old French giber to treat roughly, of uncertain origin]
giber , jiber n
gibingly , jibingly adv
gibe2
vb & n Nautical
(Transport / Nautical Terms) a variant spelling of gybe
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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" |
gibe see jibe
Translations
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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