Synonyms for jibe
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : jahyb |
| Phonetic Transcription : dʒaɪb |
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Définition of jibe
Origin :- "agree, fit," 1813, of unknown origin, perhaps a figurative extension of earlier jib, gybe (v.) "shift a sail or boom" (see jib). OED, however, suggests a phonetic variant of chime, as if meaning "to chime in with, to be in harmony." Related: Jibed; jibes; jibing.
- verb agree
- Gee whiz, Commodore, if you jibe over like that you'll go by the board.
- Extract from : « Peggy Stewart at School » by Gabrielle E. Jackson
- He bowed his head in a misery so abject that Mata forbore to jibe.
- Extract from : « The Dragon Painter » by Mary McNeil Fenollosa
- Featherstone felt the jibe, but he was furious at the intrusion.
- Extract from : « Colorado Jim » by George Goodchild
- It was mean of me—yes, I must say it—it was mean of me to jibe you.
- Extract from : « The Jucklins » by Opie Read
- Ease up main and jib-sheets, boys, and stand clear for a jibe.
- Extract from : « The Pirate Island » by Harry Collingwood
- Now and then she threatened him with the possibility of a jibe.
- Extract from : « Priscilla's Spies » by George A. Birmingham
- I dont think even you could have the heart to jibe and laugh if you saw her.
- Extract from : « Adrienne Toner » by Anne Douglas Sedgwick
- It would make a saw-horse nervous to jibe around the way you two do.
- Extract from : « Friar Tuck » by Robert Alexander Wason
- He had got as far as the middle of the very interesting one named Gib to Jibe.
- Extract from : « Local Color » by Irvin S. Cobb
- But they were too interested in the recent developments to jibe him.
- Extract from : « The Motor Boys Over the Rockies » by Clarence Young
Antonyms for jibe
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