jibes in English

noun

1

an act or instance of jibing.

The incident, which could have easily ended in tragedy, occurred last spring during a regional tune-up race when the Beneteau, Epic, had an accidental gybe and broached in a 34-knot gust.

verb

1

change course by swinging a fore-and-aft sail across a following wind.

they jibed, and the boat turned over

2

be in accord; agree.

the verdict does not jibe with the medical evidence

synonyms: agree, be in accord, be consistent, square, fit

noun

• gibe, dig, shaft, shot, barb, slam

verb

• agree, be in accord, be consistent, square, fit
• gibe, correspond, check, agree, tally, match, fit
• jib, change course

Use "jibes" in a sentence

1. She was tired of his cheap jibes.

2. Politically speaking(http://Sentencedict.com), his jibes were right on target.

3. To deal with the jibes of those who called her Big Ben.

4. Unlike many other politicians, he refuses to indulge in cheap jibes at other people's expense.

5. So McCain Assiduously is courting economic and social conservatives, some of them skeptics who remember his jibes from before.

6. Within the walls of Speyer there was a constant quarrel between the Protestant citizens and the Catholic clergy with mutual accusations, jibes, defamations and interferences.

7. Martin Ramin for The Wall Street Journal Hand-scrimshawed Burgee buckle For the Salty Dog This hand-scrimshawed Burgee buckle jibes well with a canvas belt, salt-faded chinos and a simple pique polo.

8. The campaign was launched a week after the schedule of the Lok Sabha election was announced on March 10 to counter Congress chief Rahul Gandhi's repeated "Chowkidar chor hai" (the watchman is a thief) jibes targeting Modi over alleged irregularities in the Rafale jet deal.