tease vs gibe

tease and gibe both are nouns.

tease and gibe both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tease	Yes	No	Yes	No
gibe	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, gibe is a hyponym of tease; that is, gibe is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tease:

tease: harass with persistent criticism or carping
gibe: laugh at with contempt and derision

Other hyponyms of tease include barrack, flout, jeer, scoff, banter, chaff, jolly, josh, kid.

tease (noun)	gibe (noun)
the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances	an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)
a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men

tease (verb)	gibe (verb)
ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect	laugh at with contempt and derision
harass with persistent criticism or carping	be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
mock or make fun of playfully
separate the fibers of
disentangle and raise the fibers of
raise the nap of (fabrics)
tear into pieces
annoy persistently
to arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them

Difference between tease and gibe

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