gibing

variants or jibing
present participle of gibe

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gibing
Verb
  • The key to his performance is empathy — Early resists mocking Maddie or her struggles at every turn.
    Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
  • This is all on top of the late-night TV and social media posts mocking him, countless Democrats campaigning against him, and endless news and opinion articles calling him everything from a felon to a rapist to a threat to democracy to Hitler.
    Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • At times, Phillips’ dialogue seems to be ridiculing his screenplay’s own improbability and sloppy logic gaps, as well as the genre itself.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The post was met with accounts celebrating the withdrawal and ridiculing past decisions.
    Sara Dorn, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • In addition to Carter’s disqualification, Nolan Smith was flagged for taunting and roughing the quarterback.
    Zach Berman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Rodgers held up his hand to his ear, taunting the fans who were talking smack to him.
    Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Raging at the decision, the 29-year-old Medvedev sprinted across the court to remonstrate angrily with Allensworth and whipped up a jeering New York crowd.
    Manasi Pathak, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Miller spoke after videos circulated online of large crowds in the Columbia Heights neighborhood jeering federal officers in the streets.
    Brett Samuels, The Hill, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Spotify has been teasing the high-fidelity format for years.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2025
  • On Instagram, Alcaraz — who defeated Jannik Sinner in four sets to win his second title at the prestigious tournament held in New York — shared a carousel of images, teasing the process of his hairstyle switch-up.
    Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Gibing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gibing. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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