jibing

Being in accord

Jibing has two distinct sources.

From one comes the sailing term: to jibe is to shift a sail from one side to the other when sailing downwind, or for the boat itself to change course this way.

From the other comes the sense of agreeing or being consistent: His story doesn't jibe with the evidence.

This second sense is common in American English.

Jibing also serves as the present participle of jibe meaning to taunt or mock, though that sense is often spelled gibing.

sailing

tacking

Angled sailing maneuver

helmVessel's steering mechanism
rudderPivoting stern blade
windwardFacing the wind

leeward · spinnaker · mainsail · boom · skipper · yacht · regatta · starboard · port · stern

windsurfing

planing

Removing surface material

tackingAngled sailing maneuver
daggerboardRetractable hull fin
leewardSheltered from wind

harness · boom · stance · knots · overpowered · sail · board · rig · gybe

mocking

teasing

Playful, mild ridicule

tauntingInsulting to provoke
ridiculeContemptuous mocking treatment
mockeryScornful ridicule or travesty

sarcasm · derision · jeering · sneering · gibes · ribbing · heckling · banter · needling · razzing

agreeing

matching

Identical in appearance

aligningPositioning in proper relation
fittingSuitable or proper
harmonizingCreating musical agreement

meshing · syncing · squaring · corresponding · according · dovetailing · reconciling · consistency · congruence · compatibility

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