jibing

Variant of jibe

jibe definition

jibe (jīb)

intransitive verb jibed, jibing jib′·ing

  1. to shift from one side of a ship to the other when the stern passes across a following or quartering wind: said of a fore-and-aft sail or its boom
  2. to change the course of a ship so that the sails shift thus
  3. Informal to be in harmony, agreement, or accord: often with with accounts that don't jibe

Etymology: < Du gijpen, to shift over (of sails), orig., to gasp for air: see jib

transitive verb

Naut. to cause to jibe

noun

an act of jibing

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To make taunting, jeering remarks to someone.

Posted by awesomeness 74 days ago.

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