gybing Antonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- skewer
- disparage
- rag-on
- make-sport-of
- shoot-down
- laugh-at-
- target
- poke-fun-at
- scorn
- tease
- belittle
- make-fun-of
- scout
Weak:
- rag
- quiz
- caricature
- mimic
- hassle
- parody
- parrot
- lampoon
- harass
- pillory
- needle
- ride
- put-down
- jive
- ape
- bad-mouth
- rally
- pooh-pooh
- heckle
- scoff-at-
- pester
- tweak
- razz
- imitate
- take-off-on-
- bait
- chaff
- harry
- decry
- cock-snooks-at-
- cock-a-snook-at-
- pooh
- burlesque
- rib
- josh
- kid
- bug
- twit
- catcall
- torment
- satirize
- sneer-at-
Meaning of gybing
Webster
gybing (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Gybe
gybing Sentence Examples
- The boat gybed swiftly, its sails flapping in the gusty wind.
- The skipper skillfully executed a gybe, changing direction smoothly and efficiently.
- The crew scrambled to adjust the sails as the boat gybed, ensuring a seamless transition.
- The yacht heeled dramatically as it gybed, its mast creaking with strain.
- The windward mark approached, and the boat prepared to gybe in order to round it.
- The gybing maneuver was a crucial part of the race strategy, allowing the boat to gain an advantage.
- The experienced sailor anticipated the gybe and flawlessly anticipated the wind shift.
- As the boat gybed, the sails transitioned from one side to the other with precision.
- The gybing line snapped, resulting in a chaotic and dangerous situation aboard.
- The skipper's hesitation to gybe cost them valuable time in the competition.
FAQs About the word gybing
of Gybe
deride, taunt,mock, ridicule, jeer, skewer, disparage, rag on, make sport of, shoot down
commend,approve, indorse, commend, applaud, applaud, endorse, endorse, indorse, approve
The boat gybed swiftly, its sails flapping in the gusty wind.
The skipper skillfully executed a gybe, changing direction smoothly and efficiently.
The crew scrambled to adjust the sails as the boat gybed, ensuring a seamless transition.
The yacht heeled dramatically as it gybed, its mast creaking with strain.
