jibes
Meaning of jibes
verb, 3rd person present
- change course by swinging the sail across a following wind.
they gybed, and the boat turned over
plural noun
an act or instance of gybing.
late 17th century: from obsolete Dutch gijben .
plural noun- an insulting or mocking remark; a taunt.
a jibe at his old rivals
- make insulting or mocking remarks; jeer.
some cynics in the media might jibe
mid 16th century (as a verb): perhaps from Old French giber ‘handle roughly’ (in modern dialect ‘kick’); compare with jib2.
verb, 3rd person present- be in accord; agree.
the verdict does not jibe with the medical evidence
early 19th century: of unknown origin.
Information about jibes
- The singular form of jibes is: jibe.
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Hyphenation of jibes
jibes
- It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
- jibes is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
jibes synonyms
Meaning a remark made in order to anger, wound, or provoke someone:
Meaning a contemptuous or mocking smile, remark, or tone:
Meaning a rude and mocking remark:
Meaning a disrespectful or scornfully abusive remark or act:
Meaning a deliberately hurtful remark:
Meaning a remark intended to mock or criticize:
Meaning a witty remark or joke:
Meaning a joke, typically a critical or unkind one:
Meaning tease or laugh at in a scornful or contemptuous manner:
Meaning speak to someone or about something in a scornfully derisive or mocking way:
Meaning have the same opinion about something; concur:
Meaning make square or rectangular; give a square or rectangular cross section to:
Meaning be of the right shape and size for:
Words that rhyme with jibes
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