jibe

/JH AY1 B/
noun
  1. 1

    A facetious or insulting remark; a jeer, a taunt.

    “He flung subtle jibes at her until she couldn’t bear to work with him any longer.”

verb
  1. 1

    To reproach with contemptuous words; to deride, to mock, to taunt.

    syn:flout
  2. 2

    To say in a mocking or taunting manner.

  3. 3

    To make a mocking remark or remarks; to jeer.

Synonyms

flout
verb
  1. 1

    To accord or agree.

    “That explanation doesn’t jibe with the facts.”

noun
  1. 1

    Alternative spelling of gybe

verb
  1. 1

    Alternative spelling of gybe

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