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gibe
also jibe (jīb)v. gibed, gib·ing, gibes also jibed or jib·ing or jibes
v.intr.
To make taunting, heckling, or jeering remarks.
v.tr.
To deride with taunting remarks.
n.
A derisive remark.
[Possibly from obsolete French giber, to handle roughly, play, from Old French.]
gib′er n.
gib′ing·ly adv.
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Adv. | 1. | gibingly - in a disrespectful jeering manner |
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