gibe

Don't make gibes about her behavior.

It’s impolite to gibe at a foreign student’s English.

The child's classmates gibed at him for his timidity.

It’s easy enough for you to gibe at them, but could you do any better?

Musical snobs often deride the harmonica as a serious instrument. Togibe is to make taunting, heckling, or jeering remarks:

They often exchange friendly gibes during meetings.

His gibe towards her was meant as a joke.

She responded to his gibe with a witty comeback.

Their playful gibes added humor to the conversation.

He couldn't help but gibe at her sarcastic remark.

The comedian's gibe at the audience was well-received.

She tried to hide her hurt feelings after his gibe.

Their constant gibes at each other showed their close friendship.

The politician's gibe at his opponent backfired.

Despite the gibe, she maintained her composure.

Yet the gibes may be losing their force.

To understand why, go back to the subject of Connally's gibe: the dollar.

Please don't gibe me, Lydia said.

He never spoke of the softer passions, save with a gibe and a sneer.

But is a ban on such gibes the answer, in France or elsewhere?

There was no more talk of the alcohol in his blood-surrogate, no gibes at his personal appearance.

I felt sure he was seeking for some gibe, could think of none, and so was forced to silence.

I sat somewhat uneasy under this dry gibe.

M. Weber did not reply to the gibe.

All Wingfield would have understood the gibe: Addie Wicks was the dullest girl in town.