He never spoke of the softer passions, save with a gibe and a sneer.
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Gibe
Synonyms for "gibe" (176 found)
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kidkid aroundleg-pullmake a funnymake funmake fun ofmatchmockmotnasty crackoffendoffenseoutrageparthian shotparting shotpersiflageplay of witplay on wordspleasantrypoke fun at
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Alas poore Yoricke, […] where be your gibes now? your gamboles? your ſongs? your flaſhes of merriment, that were wont to ſet the table on a roare, not one now to mocke your owne grinning, quite chopfalne.
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[George] Carlin's opening-night monologue included some blunt gibes at organized religion which would almost certainly have been cut out of any other network show.
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But an ugly eruption of racist gibes against some of its young Black players was a reminder that not everyone glories in the diverse portrait of the country that this team reflects.
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