gibing

verb

variants or jibing
Definition of gibingnext
present participle of gibe
as in mocking
to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter teammates gibing each other when one fouls up an important play

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  1. mocking
  2. ridiculing
  3. teasing
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  • South Park also piled on by mocking her in a recent episode.
    James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Nasrallah posed as a kind of Che Guevara of the Arab world—mocking his enemies, living mostly underground.
    Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of mocking
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  • The crypto community is ridiculing filmmaker Cullen Hoback for producing a documentary criticized for its lack of factual accuracy and its heavy reliance on suspense over substance.
    Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Despite critics ridiculing the spending practices in some states -- leading to tense debates about learning loss -- education experts told ABC News the summer programming and high-impact tutoring proved to be vital in academic recovery.
    Arthur Jones II, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of ridiculing
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  • If that’s not disappointing enough, Google is also now teasing that Android 16 will start doing the developer rounds much earlier than usual, which will raise the question as to how Samsung can catch up, given its Android 15 is behind.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The cast of Abbott has been teasing this epic crossover for months now.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of teasing
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Thesaurus Entries Near gibing

gibes

gibing

giblet(s)

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