insult vs jibe

insult

verb
  • To be insensitive, insolent, or rude to (somebody); to affront or demean (someone). 

noun
  • Something causing disease or injury to the body or bodily processes; the injury so caused. 

  • Something that causes offence (for example, by being of an unacceptable quality). 

  • Action or form of speech deliberately intended to be rude; (countable) a particular act or statement having this effect. 

jibe

verb
  • To reproach with contemptuous words; to deride, to mock, to taunt. 

  • To make a mocking remark or remarks; to jeer. 

  • To accord or agree. 

  • To say in a mocking or taunting manner. 

noun
  • A facetious or insulting remark; a jeer, a taunt. 

How often have the words insult and jibe occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )