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jibes

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noun

  • A facetious or insulting remark; a jeer, a taunt.

    "He flung subtle jibes at her until she couldn’t bear to work with him any longer."

verb

  • To reproach with contemptuous words; to deride, to mock, to taunt.
  • To say in a mocking or taunting manner.
  • To make a mocking remark or remarks; to jeer.
Synonyms:flout

verb

  • To accord or agree.

    "That explanation doesn’t jibe with the facts."

noun

  • Alternative spelling of gybe

verb

  • Alternative spelling of gybe

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