Jibe vs. Gibe

Jibenoun

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

Jibeverb

(transitive) To reproach with contemptuous words; to deride, to mock, to taunt.

Jibeverb

(transitive) To say in a mocking or taunting manner.

Jibeverb

(intransitive) To make a mocking remark or remarks; to jeer.

Jibeverb

To accord or agree.

Jibeverb

To shift, as the boom of a fore-and-aft sail, from one side of a vessel to the other when the wind is aft or on the quarter. See Gybe.

Jibeverb

To change a ship's course so as to cause a shifting of the boom. See Jibe, v. t., and Gybe.

Jibeverb

To agree; to harmonize.

Jibenoun

an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect;

Jibeverb

be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics;

Jibeverb

shift from one side of the ship to the other;

Jibe

A jibe (US) or gybe (Britain) is a sailing maneuver whereby a sailing vessel reaching downwind turns its stern through the wind, which then exerts its force from the opposite side of the vessel. For square-rigged ships, this maneuver is called wearing ship.

Gibeverb

To cast reproaches and sneering expressions; to rail; to utter taunting, sarcastic words; to flout; to fleer; to scoff.

Gibeverb

To reproach with contemptuous words; to deride; to scoff at; to mock.

Gibenoun

An expression of sarcastic scorn; a sarcastic jest; a scoff; a taunt; a sneer.

Gibenoun

an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect;

Gibeverb

be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics;

Gibeverb

laugh at with contempt and derision;