jeer vs jibe

jeer

verb
  • To utter sarcastic or mocking comments; to speak with mockery or derision; to use taunting language. 

noun
  • An assemblage or combination of tackles, for hoisting or lowering the yards of a ship. 

  • A mocking remark or reflection. 

  • A gear; a tackle. 

jibe

verb
  • To say in a mocking or taunting manner. 

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

  • To accord or agree. 

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

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

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