jibe vs jive
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.
jive
Definitions
verb
- dance to jive music; dance the jive
noun
- a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
Examples
Their movements have a likable jazzy syncopation, a bit of relaxed jive.
And Johnson has some advice for people aspiring to a comfortable living playing music: ‘I've set it in my mind that I will not jive anybody, and not be jived by anybody.’
My polygamist tendencies wouldn't jive with your inclination for monogamy.
