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 Definitions of gibe  [ʒaɪb]  

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Definition of 'gibe' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.i.) gibe
to utter mocking or scoffing words; jeer.

2. (v.t.) gibe
to taunt; deride.

3. (n.) gibe
a taunting or sarcastic remark.

Etymology:  (1560–70; perh. < MF giber to handle roughly, shake, der. of gibe staff, billhook)

Definition of 'gibe' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) shot, shaft, slam, dig, barb, jibe, 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"

2. (verb) match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree
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"

3. (verb) jeer, scoff, flout, barrack, gibe
laugh at with contempt and derision
"The crowd jeered at the speaker"


Definition of 'gibe' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) gibe
an expression of sarcastic scorn; a sarcastic jest; a scoff; a taunt; a sneer

2. (verb) gibe
to cast reproaches and sneering expressions; to rail; to utter taunting, sarcastic words; to flout; to fleer; to scoff

3. (verb) gibe
to reproach with contemptuous words; to deride; to scoff at; to mock


Translation of 'gibe' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a cruel or unkind remark or taunt
cruel jibes.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: hoon, smaad, haatlik Arabic flag Arabic: ملاحَظَه جارحَه Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: подигравка
Brazilian flag Brazilian: brincadeira Czech flag Czech: posměch German flag German: der Hohn
Danish flag Danish: spydighed Greek flag Greek: κοροϊδία, χλευασμός Spanish flag Spanish: mofa, sarcasmo, pulla
Estonian flag Estonian: mõnitus Farsi flag Farsi: اهانت؛ تمسخر Finnish flag Finnish: piikki
French flag French: moquerie Hebrew flag Hebrew: עֲקִיצָה פּוֹגַעַת Hindi flag Hindi: उपहास करना
Croatian flag Croatian: snishodljiva primjedba Hungarian flag Hungarian: csúfolódás, gúnyolódás Indonesian flag Indonesian: ejekan kasar
Icelandic flag Icelandic: hæðnisorð Italian flag Italian: beffa, derisione Japanese flag Japanese: あざけり
Korean flag Korean: 조롱, 우롱 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: pašaipa Latvian flag Latvian: izsmiekls; zobgalība
Malay flag Malay: ejekan; sindiran Dutch flag Dutch: hatelijkheid Norwegian flag Norwegian: spydighet, hån
Polish flag Polish: drwina Persian flag Persian: اهانت؛ تمسخر Pashto flag Pashto: تمسخر
Portuguese flag Portuguese: graçola Romanian flag Romanian: bătaie de joc Russian flag Russian: насмешка
Slovak flag Slovak: posmech Slovenian flag Slovenian: roganje Serbian flag Serbian: poruga
Swedish flag Swedish: gliring, hån Thai flag Thai: การหัวเราะเยาะ; การเยาะเย Turkish flag Turkish: hakaret, küçültücü söz
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 嘲諷 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: насмішка Urdu flag Urdu: طنز، طعن
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: sự chế nhạo Chinese flag Chinese: 嘲弄

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