gibing

variants or jibing
present participle of gibe

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of gibing Cronin’s system wasn’t jibing with a point guard who thrives in transition and a center unfamiliar with the paint. Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gibing
Verb
  • In 2012, fury over an anti-Muslim film ridiculing the Prophet Muhammad sparked violent clashes across the Muslim world.
    ABC News, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The blogger has been on a years-long apology tour after relentlessly ridiculing celebrities in the 2000s.
    Ethan Beck, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • No one, however, much less a dubious Spanish public who were more used to mocking than celebrating their country’s best GC rider in a generation, believed that Mas could win the race.
    Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Hansen can be cruelly mocking towards his oft-flustered but extremely professional producer Andie Bender (an astonishingly good Merritt Wever).
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2026

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“Gibing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gibing. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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