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# gibe

noun (gibe, gibes)

«gibe» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A gibe is a mocking remark, meant to hurt someone's feelings or make them look foolish. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gibe/#m1)

### In the lessons

in stories, a bully throws gibes at a shy boy, and the boy feels small

### Examples

- He ignored the gibes of the other boys. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gibe/#x1)
- Her cruel gibes made him cry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gibe/#x2)
- The king laughed at the gibe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gibe/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «gibe» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gibe/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«gibe» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/gibe.html) on Mova free.