Thesaurus: gibe

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1. v. i. To cast reproaches and sneering expressions; to rail; to utter taunting, sarcastic words; to flout; to fleer; to scoff.
2. v. i. To reproach with contemptuous words; to deride; to scoff at; to mock.
3. n. An expression of sarcastic scorn; a sarcastic jest; a scoff; a taunt; a sneer.
4. n. an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
5. v. be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
6. v. laugh at with contempt and derision
7. 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. 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. 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.
8. To cast reproaches and sneering expressions; to rail; to uttertaunting, sarcastic words; to flout; to fleer; to scoff.Fleer and gibe, and laugh and flout. Swift.
9. n:100 n an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect v be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics v laugh at with contempt and derision