Gibe — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dʒˈaɪb/

🇬🇧British English

/dʒˈaɪb/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dʒˈaɪb/

1 syllable Say it as /dʒˈaɪb/.

Examples

his parting shot was `drop dead'
she threw shafts of sarcasm
she takes a dig at me every chance she gets

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tally dig jibe barrack shaft scoff match check flout correspond fit jeer agree slam shot barb

Antonyms

disagree

Parts of Speech

noun	an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect “his parting shot was `drop dead'”
verb	be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics “The two stories don't agree in many details”
verb	laugh at with contempt and derision “The crowd jeered at the speaker”

Word Forms

gibe	verb	laugh at with contempt and derision
match	noun	an exact duplicate
correspondent	adjective	similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar
correspondence	noun	compatibility of observations
agreeable	adjective	in keeping
agreement	noun	compatibility of observations
jeerer	noun	someone who jeers or mocks or treats something with contempt or calls out in derision
jeer	noun	showing your contempt by derision
jeering	noun	showing your contempt by derision
scoff	noun	showing your contempt by derision
scoffer	noun	someone who jeers or mocks or treats something with contempt or calls out in derision
scoffing	noun	showing your contempt by derision
flouter	noun	someone who jeers or mocks or treats something with contempt or calls out in derision
gibe	noun	an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Stichelei

eine aggressive Bemerkung, die wie eine Rakete auf eine Person gerichtet ist und eine aufschlussreiche Wirkung haben soll

🇫🇷French

moquerie

une remarque agressive adressée à une personne comme un missile et destinée à avoir un effet révélateur

🇪🇸Spanish

burla

un comentario agresivo dirigido a una persona como un misil y destinado a tener un efecto revelador

🇮🇹Italian

battuta

un'osservazione aggressiva diretta a una persona come un missile e destinata ad avere un effetto significativo

🇳🇱Dutch

gegiechel

een agressieve opmerking gericht op een persoon als een raket en bedoeld om een veelzeggend effect te hebben

🇵🇹Portuguese

zombar

uma observação agressiva dirigida a uma pessoa como um míssil e com a intenção de ter um efeito revelador

🇷🇺Russian

насмехаться

агрессивное замечание, направленное на человека подобно снаряду и имеющее целью произвести выразительный эффект

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ताना मारा

एक मिसाइल की तरह किसी व्यक्ति पर निर्देशित आक्रामक टिप्पणी और प्रभाव बताने का इरादा

🇧🇩Bengali

গিব

একটি আক্রমণাত্মক মন্তব্য একটি ক্ষেপণাস্ত্রের মতো একজন ব্যক্তির দিকে নির্দেশিত এবং একটি বলার প্রভাব রাখার উদ্দেশ্যে

🇮🇳Telugu

గిబ్

క్షిపణి వంటి వ్యక్తిని ఉద్దేశించి దూకుడుగా ఉండే వ్యాఖ్య మరియు చెప్పే ప్రభావాన్ని కలిగి ఉండటానికి ఉద్దేశించబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

गिबे

क्षेपणास्त्रासारख्या एखाद्या व्यक्तीकडे निर्देशित केलेली आक्रमक टिप्पणी आणि सांगण्याचा प्रभाव पाडण्याचा हेतू आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગીબ

મિસાઇલ જેવી વ્યક્તિ પર નિર્દેશિત અને કહેવાની અસર કરવાનો હેતુ ધરાવતી આક્રમક ટિપ્પણી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗಿಬ್

ಕ್ಷಿಪಣಿಯಂತಹ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಆಕ್ರಮಣಕಾರಿ ಹೇಳಿಕೆಯನ್ನು ನಿರ್ದೇಶಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ ಮತ್ತು ಹೇಳುವ ಪರಿಣಾಮವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಲು ಉದ್ದೇಶಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗിബെ

ഒരു മിസൈൽ പോലെയുള്ള ഒരു വ്യക്തിക്ക് നേരെയുള്ള ആക്രമണാത്മക പരാമർശം, അത് പറയാൻ ഉദ്ദേശിച്ചുള്ളതാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੀਬੇ

ਇੱਕ ਹਮਲਾਵਰ ਟਿੱਪਣੀ ਇੱਕ ਮਿਜ਼ਾਈਲ ਵਰਗੇ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ 'ਤੇ ਨਿਰਦੇਸ਼ਤ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਦੱਸਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵ ਪਾਉਣ ਦਾ ਇਰਾਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہنسنا

ایک جارحانہ تبصرہ جو کسی شخص کو میزائل کی طرح ہدایت کرتا ہے اور اس کا مقصد بتانا اثر کرنا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

吉贝

🇯🇵Japanese

ギベ

ミサイルのように人に向けられ、影響を与えることを意図した攻撃的な発言

🇰🇷Korean

비웃음

미사일과 같이 사람을 향한 공격적인 발언으로 확실한 효과를 얻으려는 의도

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nói nhảm

một nhận xét hung hăng hướng vào một người như một tên lửa và nhằm mục đích gây ấn tượng

🇹🇭Thai

กิ๊บ

คำพูดที่ก้าวร้าวมุ่งตรงไปที่บุคคลเหมือนขีปนาวุธและตั้งใจที่จะให้ผลในการบอกเล่า

🇮🇩Indonesian

ejekan

pernyataan agresif yang ditujukan kepada seseorang seperti misil dan dimaksudkan untuk memberikan efek jitu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

استهزاء

ملاحظة عدوانية موجهة إلى شخص مثل الصاروخ وتهدف إلى إحداث تأثير معبر

🇮🇷Persian

به

سخنی پرخاشگرانه که مانند موشک به سمت یک فرد می رود و قصد دارد اثری گویا داشته باشد

🇹🇷Turkish

alay etmek

füze gibi bir kişiye yönelik ve etkileyici bir etki yaratmayı amaçlayan saldırgan bir söz

🇮🇱Hebrew

גיבי

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What is the primary definition of the word 'gibe'?

The primary meaning of 'gibe' is 'an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'gibe' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'gibe' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'gibe' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'gibe' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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