gibe

gibe

jeer; taunt; deride: They gibe him whenever he tries to speak.

Not to be confused with:

jibe – shift sails; be in agreement: Her explanation is likely to jibe with what he said.

jive – early jazz; Slang. meaningless talk; to tease, fool, kid: Don’t jive me with your sweet talk.

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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.

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[Possibly from obsolete French giber, to handle roughly, play, from Old French.]

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gib′er n.

gib′ing·ly adv.

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gibe

(dʒaɪb) or

jibe

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

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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

Imperative

gibe

gibe

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gibe

Past participle: gibed
Gerund: gibing

Imperative

gibe

gibe

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Thesaurus

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" barb, jibe, shaft, dig, slam, shot 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" correspond, jibe, match, tally, agree, fit, check consist - be consistent in form, tenor, or character; be congruous; "Desires are to be satisfied only so far as consists with an approved end" check out, check - be verified or confirmed; pass inspection; "These stories don't check!" 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" equal, be - be identical or equivalent to; "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!" 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" befit, beseem, suit - accord or comport with; "This kind of behavior does not suit a young woman!" 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" rime, rhyme - be similar in sound, especially with respect to the last syllable; "hat and cat rhyme"
	2.	gibe - laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker" jeer, scoff, flout, barrack bait, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, razz, twit, tease, cod, rag, rally, ride - harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie"

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gibe

see jibe

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gibe

also jibe
verb

To make fun or make fun of:

deride, jeer, jest, laugh, mock, ridicule, scoff, scout, twit.

Chiefly British: quiz.

Idiom: poke fun at.

noun

An instance of mockery or derision:

insult, jeer, scoff, taunt, twit.

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Translations

ملاحَظَه جارحَهيَهْزأ، يَسْخَر من

halsenHohnhöhnen

moquermoqueriequolibetsimulacre

hæîahæînisorî

frecciatapunzecchiare

izsmieklsizsmietzobgalībazoboties

spydighet

嘲弄

gibe

[dʒaɪb]

A. N → mofa f, burla f

B. VI → mofarse, burlarse (at de)

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

gibe

[ˈdʒaɪb]

n → pique f

vi
to gibe at → railler

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

gibe

n → Spöttelei f, → Stichelei f

vi → spotten, sticheln; to gibe at somebody/something → sich über jdn/etw lustig machen, spöttische Bemerkungen über jdn/etw machen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

gibe

[dʒaɪb]

1. n → frecciata, malignità f inv

2. vi to gibe (at) → lanciare frecciate (a)

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

jibe,

gibe

(dʒaib) noun

a cruel or unkind remark or taunt. cruel jibes. hoon, smaad, haatlik ملاحَظَه جارحَه подигравка brincadeira posměch der Hohn spydighed κοροϊδία, χλευασμόςmofa, sarcasmo, pulla mõnitus اهانت؛ تمسخر piikki moquerie עֲקִיצָה פּוֹגַעַת उपहास करना snishodljiva primjedba csúfolódás, gúnyolódás ejekan kasar hæðnisorð beffa, derisione あざけり 조롱, 우롱 pašaipa izsmiekls; zobgalība ejekan; sindiran hatelijkheidspydighet, håndrwina تمسخر graçola bătaie de joc насмешка posmech roganje poruga gliring, hån การหัวเราะเยาะ; การเยาะเย้ย;การเสียดสี; การถากถาง hakaret, küçültücü söz 嘲諷 насмішка طنز، طعن sự chế nhạo 嘲弄

verb

(with at) to make fun (of) unkindly. beskimp, bespot يَهْزأ، يَسْخَر من присмивам се troçar posmívat se höhnen være spydig κοροϊδεύω, χλευάζωmofarse mõnitama مسخره کردن pilkata se moquer de לִלעוֹג ताना मारना izrugivati se gúnyolódik mengejek hæða beffare, deridere あざける 조롱하다 pašiepti izsmiet; zoboties mengejek; menyindir spotten methåne, gjøre narr avkpić ملنډې وهل ( په )، مسخره كول، ريشخندول troçar a‑şi bate joc насмехаться posmievať sa rogati se rugati se håna, pika หัวเราะเยาะ; เยาะเย้ย; เสียดสี; ถากถาง hakaret etmek 嘲諷 насміхатися, кепкувати ہنسی اڑانا chế nhạo 嘲弄

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