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GYBING
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GYBING is a valid 6-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 3 in Classic, 3 in Big, and 3 in Super Big Boggle.
GYBING root GYBE
verb
- transitiveTo shift a fore-and-aft sail from one side of a sailing vessel to the other, while sailing before the wind.
- intransitiveOf a fore-and-aft sail or its boom: to shift, often forcefully and suddenly, from one side of a sailing vessel to the other.
- intransitiveGenerally of a small sailing vessel: to change tack with the wind crossing behind the vessel.
- broadlyobsoleteOften as gybe at: to balk, hesitate, or vacillate when faced with a course of action, plan, or proposal.
- alternativeAlternative spelling of jibe (“taunt”).
noun
- A sudden shift of a sail's angle, or a sudden change in the direction that a vessel is sailing in.
- A manoeuvre in which the stern of a sailing vessel crosses the wind, typically resulting in the forceful and sudden sweep of the boom from one side of the vessel to the other.
- broadlyA sudden change in approach or direction; vacillation.
- alternativeAlternative spelling of jibe (“taunt”).