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.
gibe
also jibe G0117900 (jīb)v.gibed, gib·ing, gibes also jibed or jib·ing or jibesv.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.
gibe
(dʒaɪb) or
jibe
vbto make jeering or scoffing remarks (at); tauntna derisive or provoking remark[C16: perhaps from Old French giber to treat roughly, of uncertain origin]ˈgiber, ˈjibernˈgibingly, ˈjibinglyadv
gibe
(dʒaɪb) vb, n (Nautical Terms) a variant spelling of gybe
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.
gibe
Past participle: gibed Gerund: gibing
Imperative
gibe
gibe
Present
I gibe
you gibe
he/she/it gibes
we gibe
you gibe
they gibe
Preterite
I gibed
you gibed
he/she/it gibed
we gibed
you gibed
they gibed
Present Continuous
I am gibing
you are gibing
he/she/it is gibing
we are gibing
you are gibing
they are gibing
Present Perfect
I have gibed
you have gibed
he/she/it has gibed
we have gibed
you have gibed
they have gibed
Past Continuous
I was gibing
you were gibing
he/she/it was gibing
we were gibing
you were gibing
they were gibing
Past Perfect
I had gibed
you had gibed
he/she/it had gibed
we had gibed
you had gibed
they had gibed
Future
I will gibe
you will gibe
he/she/it will gibe
we will gibe
you will gibe
they will gibe
Future Perfect
I will have gibed
you will have gibed
he/she/it will have gibed
we will have gibed
you will have gibed
they will have gibed
Future Continuous
I will be gibing
you will be gibing
he/she/it will be gibing
we will be gibing
you will be gibing
they will be gibing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been gibing
you have been gibing
he/she/it has been gibing
we have been gibing
you have been gibing
they have been gibing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been gibing
you will have been gibing
he/she/it will have been gibing
we will have been gibing
you will have been gibing
they will have been gibing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been gibing
you had been gibing
he/she/it had been gibing
we had been gibing
you had been gibing
they had been gibing
Conditional
I would gibe
you would gibe
he/she/it would gibe
we would gibe
you would gibe
they would gibe
Past Conditional
I would have gibed
you would have gibed
he/she/it would have gibed
we would have gibed
you would have gibed
they would have gibed
gibe
Past participle: gibed Gerund: gibing
Imperative
gibe
gibe
Present
I gibe
you gibe
he/she/it gibes
we gibe
you gibe
they gibe
Preterite
I gibed
you gibed
he/she/it gibed
we gibed
you gibed
they gibed
Present Continuous
I am gibing
you are gibing
he/she/it is gibing
we are gibing
you are gibing
they are gibing
Present Perfect
I have gibed
you have gibed
he/she/it has gibed
we have gibed
you have gibed
they have gibed
Past Continuous
I was gibing
you were gibing
he/she/it was gibing
we were gibing
you were gibing
they were gibing
Past Perfect
I had gibed
you had gibed
he/she/it had gibed
we had gibed
you had gibed
they had gibed
Future
I will gibe
you will gibe
he/she/it will gibe
we will gibe
you will gibe
they will gibe
Future Perfect
I will have gibed
you will have gibed
he/she/it will have gibed
we will have gibed
you will have gibed
they will have gibed
Future Continuous
I will be gibing
you will be gibing
he/she/it will be gibing
we will be gibing
you will be gibing
they will be gibing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been gibing
you have been gibing
he/she/it has been gibing
we have been gibing
you have been gibing
they have been gibing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been gibing
you will have been gibing
he/she/it will have been gibing
we will have been gibing
you will have been gibing
they will have been gibing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been gibing
you had been gibing
he/she/it had been gibing
we had been gibing
you had been gibing
they had been gibing
Conditional
I would gibe
you would gibe
he/she/it would gibe
we would gibe
you would gibe
they would gibe
Past Conditional
I would have gibed
you would have gibed
he/she/it would have gibed
we would have gibed
you would have gibed
they would have gibed
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, shotcomment, 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, checkconsist - 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 withcorrelate - 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, barrackbait, 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"
gibe
see jibe
gibe
also jibe verbTo make fun or make fun of:deride, jeer, jest, laugh, mock, ridicule, scoff, scout, twit.Chiefly British: quiz.Idiom: poke fun at.nounAn instance of mockery or derision:insult, jeer, scoff, taunt, twit.Translations嘲弄
jibe,
gibe
(dʒaib) noun a cruel or unkind remark or taunt. cruel jibes. 嘲諷 嘲弄 verb (with at) to make fun (of) unkindly. 嘲諷 嘲弄
gibe
enUK Related to gibe: warily
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verb
noun
Synonyms for gibe
verb to make fun or make fun of
Synonyms
deride
jeer
jest
laugh
mock
ridicule
scoff
scout
twit
quiz
noun an instance of mockery or derision
Synonyms
insult
jeer
scoff
taunt
twit
Synonyms for gibe
noun an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
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"
gibe - laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker"