- gibe⇄gibe, verb, gibed,gibing,noun.
- gibe⇄noun a jeer; taunt; sneer.
Ex. His gibes hurt his sister's feelings.
Also, jibe. - gibe⇄noun giber.
- gibe⇄v.i. to speak in a sneering way; jeer; scoff; sneer.
Ex. My brother gibed at my efforts to paint a picture. He would familiarly gibe and jest with him (Edmund Spenser).
(SYN) ridicule, deride. - gibe⇄v.t. 1. to taunt; mock.
2. to dismiss with taunts or jeers.
Ex. You ... with taunts Did gibe my missive out of audience (Shakespeare).
(SYN) ridicule, deride.