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Meanings of gibe in English

Catalan
befa
Spanish
burla

An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect.

befa
Catalan
burlar-se
Spanish
rechiflar

To treat or speak of with contempt.

burlar-se
Portuguese
combinar
Catalan
semblar
Spanish
corresponder

Be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics.

combinar
Usage of gibe in English
1
Here in his native village there were none to gibe and sneer.
The Copy-Cat, and Other Stories
2
At the gibe business the German is, perhaps, better than the Briton.
My Year of the War / Including an Account of Experiences with th...
3
I ignored the gibe, but felt a twinge at the real possibility.
Halo Cryptum
4
The king's gibe stung, and he resolved not to wait for Dragonstone.
Rogues
5
I do not gibe back at a woman who presently will die.
The Lost Continent
6
The old woman, enraged, answered threat with threat, and gibe with gibe.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 10: 1566, part I
7
There was no sneer upon his face, no gibe at my simplicity.
The Little Pilgrim: Further Experiences. / Stories of the Seen a...
8
Come, before he comes to gibe us for having heeded a moment.
The Armourer's Prentices
9
This gibe suddenly roused the temper of the other participant in the debate.
All in It : K(1) Carries On
10
Smoked salmon Socialists is a gibe that hasn't been heard recently.
The Irish Times
11
The favorite gibe of the self-made man is directed against the college graduate.
From a Girl's Point of View
12
But he ignored my gibe and swelled up alarmingly in order to sigh.
When a Man Marries
13
The gibe at his obesity had caught him on the raw.
The Magician
14
The deliberate and silent gibe went home, as Blackie had anticipated.
The adventures of button
15
We must admit that to certain forms of it the gibe is pertinent.
Problems of Conduct: An Introductory Survey of Ethics
16
The colonel laughed and shot a gibe sharp at my enemy.
The Master of Appleby / A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part w...
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Translations for gibe
Portuguese
combinar
Gibe through the time
Gibe across language varieties
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