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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  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.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Fleer and gibe, and laugh and flout.     --Swift.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Gibe \Gibe\, v. i.
     To reproach with contemptuous words; to deride; to scoff at;
     to mock.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Draw the beasts as I describe them,
           From their features, while I gibe them.  --Swift.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Gibe \Gibe\, n.
     An expression of sarcastic scorn; a sarcastic jest; a scoff;
     a taunt; a sneer.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Mark the fleers, the gibes, and notable scorns. --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           With solemn gibe did Eustace banter me.  --Tennyson.
     [1913 Webster]

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) 2.0 :   [ 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 don't match
            those on the gun" [syn: match, fit, correspond, check,
             jibe, tally, agree] [ant: disagree]
       2: laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at
          the speaker" [syn: jeer, scoff, flout, barrack]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  gibe
     n.
     1 (alternative spelling of en gybe)
     2 (alternative spelling of en jibe  facetious or insulting remark)
     vb.
     1 (alternative spelling of en gybe)
     2 (alternative spelling of en jibe)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: gibar)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  GibE
     n.
     (abbreviation of en Gibraltarian English)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  gibe
     n.
     1 (alternative spelling of en gybe)
     2 (alternative spelling of en jibe  facetious or insulting remark)
     vb.
     1 (alternative spelling of en gybe)
     2 (alternative spelling of en jibe)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  GibE
     n.
     (abbreviation of en Gibraltarian English)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  gibe
     n.
     1 (alternative spelling of en gybe)
     2 (alternative spelling of en jibe  facetious or insulting remark)
     vb.
     1 (alternative spelling of en gybe)
     2 (alternative spelling of en jibe)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: gibar)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  GibE
     n.
     (abbreviation of en Gibraltarian English)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  gibe
     n.
     1 (alternative spelling of en gybe)
     2 (alternative spelling of en jibe  facetious or insulting remark)
     vb.
     1 (alternative spelling of en gybe)
     2 (alternative spelling of en jibe)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: gibar)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  GibE
     n.
     (abbreviation of en Gibraltarian English)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Gibe /dʒˈaɪb/
  الإستهزاء

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  gibe /dʒˈaɪb/ 
  posměšek

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  gibe /dʒˈaɪb/ 
  jízlivá poznámka

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  gibe /dʒˈaɪb/
  Stichelei , Spöttelei , verletzende Bemerkung 
     Synonym: jibe
  
   see: gibes, jibes
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  gibe /dʒˈaɪb/ 
  sticheln, spotten 
     Synonym: jibe
  
   see: gibing, jibing, gibed, jibed
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  gibe /dʒˈaɪb/
  
  σκώμμα

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  gibe /dʒˈaɪb/ 
  1. ताना
        "The players had to face gibes from everyone after their poor performance."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  gibe /dʒˈaɪb/
  rugati se, zadirkivati

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  gibe /dʒˈaɪb/
  1. csúfolódás
  2. gúnyolódás

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  gibe, jibe /ʤaɪb/ 
    docinek

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  jibe, gibe /ʤaɪb/ 
    docinek

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈdʒaɪb/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  144 Moby Thesaurus words for "gibe":
     Parthian shot, affront, aphorism, apothegm, aspersion, atrocity,
     back answer, barrack, be merry with, bon mot, boutade, brickbat,
     bright idea, bright thought, brilliant idea, call names,
     caustic remark, chaff, comeback, conceit, contempt, contumely,
     crack, crack a joke, crack wise, cut, cut at, cutting remark,
     deride, derision, despite, dig, dig at, dishonor, disoblige, dump,
     dump on, enormity, epigram, facetiae, flash of wit, fleer,
     fleer at, flight of wit, flout, flouting, foolery, fun, gibe at,
     gibing retort, gird, give offense to, happy thought, heckle,
     humiliate, humiliation, hurl a brickbat, indignity, injury, insult,
     jab, jab at, jape, jeer, jeer at, jeering, jest, jibe, jibe at,
     joke, josh, kid, kid around, leg-pull, make a funny, make fun,
     make fun of, mock, mockery, mot, nasty crack, offend, offense,
     outrage, parting shot, persiflage, play of wit, play on words,
     pleasantry, poke fun at, pooh, pooh-pooh, pun, put down, put-down,
     put-on, quip, quips and cranks, rag, rail, rail at, raillery,
     rally, rank out, razz, repartee, retort, revile, rib, ridicule,
     riposte, rude reproach, sally, scintillate, scintillation, scoff,
     scoff at, scoffing, scold, scout, scurrility, short answer, slam,
     slap, slap at, smart crack, smart saying, snappy comeback, sneer,
     sneer at, sparkle, stroke of wit, swipe, taunt, tease, thrust,
     treat with indignity, turn of thought, twit,
     uncomplimentary remark, utter a mot, verbal thrust, wisecrack,
     witticism
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n.讥笑;嘲弄

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt.
     vi. 嘲笑
     n. 嘲笑

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