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91gib´er — gibe «jyb», verb, gibed, gib|ing, noun. –v.i. to speak in a sneering way; jeer; scoff; sneer: »My brother gibed at my efforts to paint a picture. He would familiarly gibe and jest with him (Edmund Spenser). SYNONYM( …
92PARODY, HEBREW — Parody in Early Hebrew Literature Parody is the use of a recognizable literary form as a vehicle to ridicule or mock something or someone. The writer takes a well known, serious work as his model and invests it with new and amusing contents, at… …
93Derision — De*ri sion, n. [L. derisio: cf. F. d[ e]rision. See {Deride}.] 1. The act of deriding, or the state of being derided; mockery; scornful or contemptuous treatment which holds one up to ridicule. [1913 Webster] He that sitteth in the heavens shall… …
94fleer — (fl[=e]r), [imp. & p. p. {fleered} (fl[=e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {fleering}.] [OE. flerien; cf. Scot. fleyr, Norw. flira to titter, giggle, laugh at nothing, MHG. vlerre, vlarre, a wide wound.] 1. To make a wry face in contempt, or to grin in… …
95fleered — fleer fleer (fl[=e]r), [imp. & p. p. {fleered} (fl[=e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {fleering}.] [OE. flerien; cf. Scot. fleyr, Norw. flira to titter, giggle, laugh at nothing, MHG. vlerre, vlarre, a wide wound.] 1. To make a wry face in contempt, or to… …
96fleering — fleer fleer (fl[=e]r), [imp. & p. p. {fleered} (fl[=e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {fleering}.] [OE. flerien; cf. Scot. fleyr, Norw. flira to titter, giggle, laugh at nothing, MHG. vlerre, vlarre, a wide wound.] 1. To make a wry face in contempt, or to… …
97Geck — Geck, v. t. [Cf. OD. ghecken, G. gecken. See {Geck}, n.] [1913 Webster] 1. To deride; to scorn; to mock. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] 2. To cheat; trick, or gull. [Obs.] Johnson. [1913 Webster] …
98Gibe — Gibe, v. i. To reproach with contemptuous words; to deride; to scoff at; to mock. [1913 Webster] Draw the beasts as I describe them, From their features, while I gibe them. Swift. [1913 Webster] …
99Laugh — Laugh, v. t. 1. To affect or influence by means of laughter or ridicule. [1913 Webster] Will you laugh me asleep, for I am very heavy? Shak. [1913 Webster] I shall laugh myself to death. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To express by, or utter with,… …
100Laugh — (l[aum]f), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Laughed} (l[aum]ft); p. pr. & vb. n. {Laughing}.] [OE. laughen, laghen, lauhen, AS. hlehhan, hlihhan, hlyhhan, hliehhan; akin to OS. hlahan, D. & G. lachen, OHG. hlahhan, lahhan, lahh[=e]n, Icel. hl[ae]ja,W Dan.… …
