variants
or jibes
as in ridicules
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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Back in their teenage years, Lexi’s older sister Andrea is depicted as a mean girl who ridicules Catherine mercilessly.—
Sam Reed, Glamour, 9 Jan. 2026
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Then there’s the loud kind, where the audience openly ridicules you.—
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Chelsea Handler honors Rob Reiner, mocks DiCaprio's 'Titanic' vacationNeed a news break?—
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There, Callahan mocks him, saying that killing him won't assuage Mike of his guilt.—
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The two come face-to-face at the end of the episode, during which Callahan taunts Kyle over his wife's murder.—
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Instead, Pennywise taunts Ingrid before showing her the deadlights and leaving her (mostly) catatonic.—
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His remarks received a mixed reaction from the crowd, with cheers, jeers and a few boos.—
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In the years leading up to the massive and sometimes violent pro-democracy protests that swept Hong Kong in 2019, China’s national anthem was frequently greeted with jeers and boos from supporters of the local team.—
Noun
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Men sneered contemptuously at them, while teenagers used their names as insults.—
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The Marty Supreme scene in question sees Shark Tank's Kevin O'Leary (in his first screen acting role), who plays businessman Milton Rockwell, physically punish Chalamet's Marty for several insults Marty deals Milton throughout the movie.—
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Trump’s quips about acquiring the island have ignited international concerns about Greenland’s independence and sovereignty from lawmakers in Washington and NATO allies alike.—
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Adapted from the titular national treasure’s The Seven Dials Mystery by Broadchurch’s Chris Chibnall, this is a reassuringly old-school, three-part potboiler packed with witty quips and startling twists.—
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The House Oversight Committee’s first hearing on the Minnesota fraud scandal was complete with lawmakers pointing fingers and exchanging barbs in heated exchanges.—
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The barbs have come from both sides of the political spectrum.—
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On the female side of the acting ballots, competitors this season exercised no such constraint especially in challenging critical slights.—
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Both siblings decline to cite specific examples of slights.—
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“Gibes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gibes. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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