gibe

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[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

[edit] Etymology

Cf. Old Norse geipa (to talk nonsense).

[edit] Noun

gibe (plural: gibes)

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

[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to gibe

Third person singular
gibes

Simple past
gibed

Past participle
gibed

Present participle
gibing

to gibe (third-person singular simple present gibes, present participle gibing, simple past and past participle gibed)

  1. (intransitive) To perform a jibe (2, 3).
  2. (intransitive) To agree.
    That explanation doesn't gibe with the facts.
  3. (transitive) To cause to execute a gibe (2, 3).

[edit] Anagrams

  • Anagrams of begi
  • IBGE