gibe Definition

gibe¹
jibe
verb

intr
gibed, gibing
1. To mock, scoff or jeer.

Thesaurus: ridicule, scoff, sneer, flout, deride, tease.

noun

1. A jeer.

Derivative: giber
noun

Derivative: gibing
adj, noun

Derivative: gibingly
adverb

Etymology: 16c: from French giber to treat roughly.

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gibe² gybe

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gybe
gibe
jibe
verb, tr & intr gybed, gybing

1. Said of a sail: to swing, or make it swing, over from one side of a boat to the other.
2. Said of a boat: to change or make it change course in this way.

noun

1. An act of gybing.

Etymology: 17c.