What does gibingly mean?
Gibingly means With gibes; scornfully; jestingly..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adverb
With gibes; scornfully; jestingly..
[…] but your loves, Thinking upon his services, took from you The apprehension of his present portance, Which most gibingly, ungravely, he did fashion After the inveterate hate he bears you.
“You little fool!” he said half-angrily, half-gibingly; and thereafter they rode in silence - she too mortified with shame and anger to venture upon words.
Use gibingly when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Gibingly means With gibes; scornfully; jestingly..
Common synonyms include jeeringly, mockingly.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
[…] but your loves, Thinking upon his services, took from you The apprehension of his present portance, Which most gibingly, ungravely, he did fashion After the inveterate hate he bears you.
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