Gibe
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Gibe is a noun meaning Alternative spelling of gybe.
Meaning
Alternative spelling of gybe.
More Meanings
- Alternative spelling of jibe (“facetious or insulting remark”).
- Alternative spelling of jibe.
Example Sentences
[Y]ou / Did pocket vp my Letters: and with taunts / Did gibe my Miſive out of audience.
Why thats the way to choake a gibing ſpirrit, / Whoſe influence is begot of that looſe grace, / Which ſhallow laughing hearers giue to fooles, […]
[George] Carlin's opening-night monologue included some blunt gibes at organized religion which would almost certainly have been cut out of any other network show.
But an ugly eruption of racist gibes against some of its young Black players was a reminder that not everyone glories in the diverse portrait of the country that this team reflects.
Word Forms
- gibes
- gibing
- gibed
Synonyms for gibe
Depending on context, synonyms include jeer, scoff, fit, check, flout, jibe.
Antonyms for gibe
Common opposites include disaccord, disagree, discord.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tally, dig, barrack, barb, shaft, correspond.
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