Gibelike (Adjective)
Meaning
Abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule; "derisive laughter"; "a jeering crowd"; "her mocking smile"; "taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- She looked away trying not to smile at the gibelike tone he had managed to perfect to unsettle his opponents.
- The crowd responded with gibelike taunts during the tennis match, but the player did not flinch under the pressure.
- His performance on stage was destroyed by the gibelike laughter from the hecklers, clearly ruining the evening.
- The once calm stadium erupted into gibelike chants from thousands of angry fans as their team started losing.
- Her reply to his sorry attempt at comedy was a gibelike comment about him pursuing a different career option.