Hypertext Webster Gateway: "gibe"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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. --Swift.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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. --Swift.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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. --Shak.
With solemn gibe did Eustace banter me. --Tennyson.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
gibe
n : 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" [syn: {shot}, {shaft}, {slam},
{dig}, {barb}, {jibe}]
v 1: 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 do'nt match
those on the gun" [syn: {match}, {fit}, {correspond}, {check},
{jibe}, {tally}, {agree}] [ant: {disagree}]
2: laugh or scoff at; "The crowd jeered at the speaker" [syn:
{jeer}, {scoff}, {flout}, {barrack}]
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