To cast reproaches and sneering expressions; to rail at; to utter taunting, sarcastic words; to flout; to fleer; to scoff. Fleer and gibe, and laugh and flout.

To reproach with contemptuous words; to deride; to scoff at; to treat with sarcastic reflections; to taunt. Draw the beasts as I describe them, From their features, while I gibe them.

An expression of censure mingled with contempt; a scoff; a railing; an expression of sarcastic scorn. Mark the fleers, the gibes, and the notable scorns, That dwell in every region of his face.