gibe

also
v., gibed also jibed, gib·ing jib·ing, gibes jibes.

v.intr.

To make taunting, heckling, or jeering remarks.

v.tr.

To deride with taunting remarks.

n.

A derisive remark.

[Possibly from obsolete French giber, to handle roughly, play, from Old French.]

giber gib'er n.
gibingly gib'ing·ly adv.

also jibe

verb

To make fun or make fun of: deride, jeer, jest, laugh, mock, ridicule, scoff, scout², twit. Chiefly British quiz. Idioms: poke fun at. See laughter, respect/contempt/standing.

noun

An instance of mockery or derision: insult, jeer, scoff, taunt, twit. See laughter, respect/contempt/standing.

n

Definition: ridicule
Antonyms: commendation, compliment, praise

v

Definition: ridicule
Antonyms: admire, commend, compliment, laud, praise

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IN BRIEF: Taunts or reproaches.

The club did not take the gibes of the opposing club well.

Tutor's tip: In a sailing race, one team might "gibe" (taunt or insult) another team because of a poorly made "jibe" (a shifting of a sail to change the course of the boat).

Dansk (Danish)
n. - finte, hib, spydighed
v. intr. - komme med spydigheder
v. tr. - håne, skose, harcelere over

Nederlands (Dutch)
spotten, spottende opmerking

Français (French)
n. - raillerie, singerie
v. intr. - railler, se moquer
v. tr. - railler, se moquer

Deutsch (German)
n. - Hohn
v. - verhöhnen, verspotten

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πείραγμα, μπηχτή
v. - πειράζω

Italiano (Italian)
schernire

Português (Portuguese)
n. - escárnio (m)
v. - zombar

Русский (Russian)
насмешка, насмехаться

Español (Spanish)
n. - pulla, mofa, burla
v. intr. - mofarse de, burlarse de
v. tr. - mofarse de, burlarse de

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - hån
v. - håna

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
嘲笑, 嘲弄, 愚弄

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 嘲笑
v. intr. - 嘲笑, 嘲弄
v. tr. - 嘲笑, 愚弄

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 희롱, 비웃음
v. intr. - 희롱하다
v. tr. - 놀리다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - あざける
n. - あざけり

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) هزء (فعل) يهزأ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮לגלוג, הערה לעגנית‬
v. intr. - ‮צחק, לגלג‬
v. tr. - ‮צחק, לגלג‬

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