Antonyms for gibe


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : jahyb
Phonetic Transcription : dʒaɪb


Definition of gibe

Origin :
  • alternative spelling of jibe.
  • noun ridicule
  • verb ridicule
Example sentences :
  • Come, before he comes to gibe us for having heeded a moment.
  • Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
  • There came a new note into the woman's voice as she answered the gibe.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • But even that gibe hinted at a recklessness that matched her own and gave her comfort now.
  • Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter
  • But not even that gibe could stir M. Binet out of his lethargy of content.
  • Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini
  • To shock the one or gibe at the other were a blasphemy he simply couldn't contemplate.
  • Extract from : « Love and Lucy » by Maurice Henry Hewlett
  • I felt sure he was seeking for some gibe, could think of none, and so was forced to silence.
  • Extract from : « The Moon and Sixpence » by W. Somerset Maugham
  • He never spoke of the softer passions, save with a gibe and a sneer.
  • Extract from : « The Lock And Key Library » by Various
  • To the gibe about 'Muscular Christianity' Kingsley had his own answer.
  • Extract from : « Victorian Worthies » by George Henry Blore
  • Those who do not know us gibe at us and throw our sins in our teeth.
  • Extract from : « The Spirit of Lafayette » by James Mott Hallowell
  • How dare you gibe at Agamemnon because the Danaans have awarded him so many prizes?
  • Extract from : « The Iliad » by Homer

Synonyms for gibe

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