gibe

gibe

verb \ˈjīb\

gibed or jibedgib·ing or jib·ing

Definition of GIBE

intransitive verb

: to utter taunting words

transitive verb

: to deride or tease with taunting words

— gibe or jibe noun

— gib·er or jib·er noun

Variants of GIBE

gibe or jibe \ˈjīb\

Examples of GIBE

1. <teammates gibing each other when one fouls up an important play>

Origin of GIBE

perhaps from Middle French giber to shake, handle roughly

First Known Use: 1567

Related to GIBE

Synonyms

deride, ridicule (or jibe), jeer, laugh (at), mock, scout, shoot down, skewer

Related Words

scoff (at), scorn, sneer (at); bad-mouth, belittle, decry, disparage, pooh-pooh (also pooh), put down; chaff, jive, josh, kid, quiz, rally, razz, rib, ride, tease, tweak, twit; bait, barrack [chiefly British], bug, catcall, harass, harry, hassle, heckle, needle, pester, rag, target, taunt, torment; ape, burlesque, caricature, imitate, lampoon, mimic, parody, parrot, pillory, satirize, take off (on), travesty

Near Antonyms

applaud, approve, commend, endorse (also indorse), sanction

See Synonym Discussion at scoff

Rhymes with GIBE

bribe, jibe, kibe, scribe, tribe, vibe