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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