gibe vs jibe
gibe
Definitions
verb
- be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
- laugh at with contempt and derision
noun
- an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
Examples
He has been called everything from Fenty's godfather to 'consigliere' to 'vice mayor,' a gibe that he is the Richard B. Cheney to Fenty's George W. Bush.
But he always took such gibes with good humour.
ETHIOPIA-KENYA: Dam "busters" say Gibe 3 puts thousands at risk photo: PIB of India/Photo Division, Ministry of Information
jibe
Definitions
verb
- be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
- shift from one side of the ship to the other
noun
- an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
Examples
Her story didn't jibe with the witnesses'account.
She jibed constantly at the way he ran his business.
Many nights, I have cried myself to sleep over such cruel jibes.
