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gibing

gibing is the present participle and gerund of gibe.

Noun

gibing (plural gibings)

  1. A gibe.
    • The calls of office, the cavillings of angry rivals, and the gibings of newspaper critics, could not reach me on the banks of the Shannon, where all within doors was love and affection.1841, Isaac Disraeli, The literary character. Character of James the First

Forms of gibing

pluralgibings

Questions about gibing

What does gibing mean?
Gibing means a gibe.
What is gibing the present participle and gerund of?
Gibing is the present participle and gerund of gibe.
What part of speech is gibing?
Gibing is a noun.
What is the plural of gibing?
The plural of gibing is gibings.

Words near gibing in the dictionary

  1. gibi-
  2. gibibit
  3. gibibits
  4. gibibyte
  5. gibibytes
  6. gibing
  7. gibingly
  8. gibings
  9. Gibit
  10. gibleh
  11. giblehs

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