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gibe

noun as in ridicule

verb as in ridicule

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Example Sentences

Since then, the actor and comedian has drawn audiences with her gibes at patriarchy and customs rooted in gender stereotypes and body-shaming.

From Ozy

Be content, then, nor gibe at thy betters of "the Duke of B——'s establishment— that's all."

Then he looked down the long table at Odin and could not resist one gibe.

Foolish people are fond of quoting a foolish gibe: "Be good, and you may be happy; but you will not have a good time."

Her will revived public interest in the forgotten beauty of the past generation, and afforded many a gibe at her expense.

Baudichon breathed quickly, partly with the haste he had made across the road, partly in irritation at the gibe.

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On this page you'll find 86 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to gibe, such as: jab, sarcasm, swipe, comeback, derision, and dig.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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