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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 gibe /ˈʤaɪb/
 (vt.)(vi.)嘲笑嘲笑

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Gibe, v. i. To reproach with contemptuous words; to deride; to scoff at; to mock.
 Draw the beasts as I describe them,
  From their features, while I gibe them.   --Swift.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Gibe, n. An expression of sarcastic scorn; a sarcastic jest; a scoff; a taunt; a sneer.
    Mark the fleers, the gibes, and notable scorns.   --Shak.
    With solemn gibe did Eustace banter me.   --Tennyson.
 

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Gibe v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gibed p. pr. & vb. n. Gibing.]  To cast reproaches and sneering expressions; to rail; to utter taunting, sarcastic words; to flout; to fleer; to scoff.
    Fleer and gibe, and laugh and flout.   --Swift.

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 gibe
      n : an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and
          intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was
          `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a
          dig at me every chance she gets" [syn: shot, shaft, slam,
           dig, barb, jibe]
      v 1: be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their
           characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many
           details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on
           the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match
           those on the gun" [syn: match, fit, correspond, check,
            jibe, tally, agree] [ant: disagree]
      2: laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at
         the speaker" [syn: jeer, scoff, flout, barrack]