gibes in English

noun
1
an insulting or mocking remark; a taunt.
a gibe at his old rivals
synonyms:snide remarkcutting remarktauntsneerjeerinsultbarbdigput-down
verb
1
make insulting or mocking remarks; jeer.
some cynics in the media might gibe

Use "gibes" in a sentence

Below are sample sentences containing the word "gibes" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "gibes", or refer to the context using the word "gibes" in the English Dictionary.

1. Pughson, who, after dealing her one of his Butcherly gibes, bade her to the blackboard, to grapple with the Seventh Proposition

2. Scholars Contend that men from various African tribes regularly traded gibes about each other's mother.: But sugar is less expensive in that country than in the United States, where critics Contend import quotas artificially raise sugar prices.: The Defendants Contend that Irving stands condemned as a denier out of his own mouth.: Frankly, I could quite happily live the rest of my life never