Gibe
Gibe , intransitive verb
[Compare Prov. French giber, equiv. to French jouer to play, Icelandic geipa to talk nonsense, English jabber.]
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.
Gibe , intransitive verb
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.
Gibe , noun
An expression of sarcastic scorn; a sarcastic jest; a scoff; a taunt; a sneer.
Mark the fleers, the gibes, and notable scorns.
With solemn gibe did Eustace banter me.