gibe

[Gibe]

"Loser! Bonehead!" the kids shouted, tossing those words and other gibes at the people who offered themselves up to the annual humiliation of the harvest fest dunk tank. A gibe is an insulting comment. To gibe is to insult.

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To cast reproaches and sneering expressions; to rail; to utter taunting, sarcastic words; to flout; to fleer; to scoff.

Noun
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"

Verb
laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker"

Verb
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"


v. i.
To cast reproaches and sneering expressions; to rail; to utter taunting, sarcastic words; to flout; to fleer; to scoff.

v. i.
To reproach with contemptuous words; to deride; to scoff at; to mock.

n.
An expression of sarcastic scorn; a sarcastic jest; a scoff; a taunt; a sneer.


Gibe

Gibe , v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gibed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Gibing.] [Cf. Prov. F. giber, equiv. to F. jouer to play, Icel. geipa to talk nonsense, E. jabber.] To cast reproaches and sneering expressions; to rail; to utter taunting, sarcastic words; to flout; to fleer; to scoff.
Fleer and gibe, and laugh and flout.

Gibe

Gibe, v. i. To reproach with contemptuous words; to deride; to scoff at; to mock.
Draw the beasts as I describe them, From their features, while I gibe them.

Gibe

Gibe, n. An expression of sarcastic scorn; a sarcastic jest; a scoff; a taunt; a sneer.
Mark the fleers, the gibes, and notable scorns.
With solemn gibe did Eustace banter me.

To cast reproaches and sneering expressions; to rail; to utter taunting, sarcastic words; to flout; to fleer; to scoff.

To reproach with contemptuous words; to deride; to scoff at; to mock.

An expression of sarcastic scorn; a sarcastic jest; a scoff; a taunt; a sneer.

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