simple past tense and past participle of gybe

(transitive, nautical) To shift a fore-and-aft sail from one side of a sailing vessel to the other, while sailing before the wind.

A sudden shift of a sail's angle, or a sudden change in the direction that a vessel is sailing in.

Alternative spelling of jibe (“taunt”)

Alternative spelling of jibe (“taunt”)

plural of gybe

present participle of gybe