how to pronounce jibe

/dʒaɪb/

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jibe is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of jibe in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… it's fair that she should have a jibe at …”

meanings of jibe

verb:

  1. Alternative spelling of gybe.
  2. To accord or agree.
  3. To reproach with contemptuous words; to deride, to mock, to taunt.
  4. To make a mocking remark or remarks; to jeer.
  5. To say in a mocking or taunting manner.

noun:

  1. Alternative spelling of gybe.
  2. A facetious or insulting remark; a jeer, a taunt.

jibe frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word jibe occurs in english on average 0.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics jibe can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that jibe can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

words with pronunciation similar to jibe

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