jive vs jibe

jive

Definitions

verb

  1. dance to jive music; dance the jive

noun

  1. 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.

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jibe

Definitions

verb

  1. be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
  2. shift from one side of the ship to the other

noun

  1. 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.

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