make scornful jests

  • 1gird — I. v. a. 1. Girdle, bind round, bind with a girdle. 2. Surround, encircle, encompass, enclose, environ, engird, begird. 3. Clothe, invest, equip, furnish. 4. Reproach, gibe, sneer at, lash, satirize. II. v. n. Gibe, sneer, make scornful jests,… …

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