gibing

Variant of gibe

gibe definition

gibe (jīb)

intransitive verb, transitive verb gibed, gibing gib′·ing

to jeer or taunt; scoff (at)

Etymology: < ? OFr giber, to handle roughly

noun

a jeer; taunt; scoff

Related Forms:

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.