
Gibe
GIBE, verb intransitive To cast reproaches and sneering expressions; to rail at; to utter taunting, sarcastic words; to flout; to fleer; to scoff.
Fleer and gibe and laugh and flout.
GIBE, verb transitive To reproach with contemptuous words; to deride; to scoff at; to treat with sarcastic reflections; to taunt.
Draw the beasts as I describe them,
From their features, while I gibe them.
GIBE, noun An expression of censure mingled with contempt; a scoff; a railing; an expression of sarcastic scorn.
Mark the fleers, the gibes, and the notable scorns,
That dwell in every region of his face.