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- Dictionaryjibe/jīb/
verb
- 1. change course by swinging a fore-and-aft sail across a following wind: "they jibed, and the boat turned over"
noun
- 1. an act or instance of jibing.
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JIBE definition: 1. an insulting remark that is intended to make someone look stupid: 2. to make insulting remarks…. Learn more.
The meaning of JIBE is to be in accord : agree —usually used with with. How to use jibe in a sentence. Jive vs. Jibe
Jibe definition: to be in harmony or accord; agree. See examples of JIBE used in a sentence.
To jibe with someone is to agree with them. Jibe can also mean “be compatible with or similar to.” If two people jibe, they get along quite well.
A jibe is a rude or insulting remark about someone that is intended to make them look foolish. ...a cheap jibe about his loss of hair. The bank is clearly fed up with the constant jibe that it has no clear management strategy.
JIBE meaning: 1. an insulting remark that is intended to make someone look stupid: 2. to make insulting remarks…. Learn more.
Define jibe. jibe synonyms, jibe pronunciation, jibe translation, English dictionary definition of jibe. shift sails; be in agreement: Her explanation is likely to jibe with what he said.
Definition of jibe noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun [ C ] ( also gibe) uk / dʒaɪb / us. Add to word list Add to word list. an insulting remark: He kept making jibes at me about my weight. (Definition of jibe from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
jibe. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English jibe1, gibe /dʒaɪb/ noun [ countable] an unkind remark intended to make someone seem silly She was tired of his cheap jibes. Examples from the Corpus jibe • Mostly he walked away from her jibes.
