Was he to be gibbeted in the press? (Anthony Trollope).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
flib|ber|ti|gib|bet|y — «FLIHB uhr tee JIHB uh tee», adjective. flighty; frivolous; senseless … Useful english dictionary
flib|ber|ti|gib|bet — «FLIHB uhr tee JIHB iht», noun. 1. a frivolous, flighty person. 2. a chatterbox. ╂[perhaps imitative] … Useful english dictionary
gib — flib·ber·ti·gib·bet; gib·ber·el·la; gib·ber·el·lic; gib·ber·el·lin; gib·ble gab·ble; gib·bles; gib·bon; gib·bon·oid; gib·bose; gib·bos·i·ty; gib·bous; gib·bus; gib·e·on·ite; gib·er; gib; gib·ing·ly; gib·leh; gib·let; gib·son; gib·ber;… … English syllables
bet — ab·bet·din; al·pha·bet·ic; al·pha·bet·i·cal·ly; al·pha·bet·i·co classed; al·pha·bet·ics; al·pha·bet·i·form; al·pha·bet·ism; al·pha·bet·ist; al·pha·bet·i·za·tion; al·pha·bet·ize; an·al·pha·bet; an·al·pha·bet·ism; bar·bet; bet·a·fite; bet·o·ny;… … English syllables
gibbet — gib·bet … English syllables
gibbet — gib|bet [ˈdʒıbıt] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: gibet, from gibe pole ] a wooden frame on which criminals were ↑hanged in the past with a rope around their neck = ↑gallows … Dictionary of contemporary English
gibbet — gib|bet [ dʒıbıt ] noun count a tall wooden structure from which criminals were HANGED in the past … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
gibbet — gib•bet [[t]ˈdʒɪb ɪt[/t]] n. 1) a post with a projecting arm at the top, from which the bodies of executed criminals were formerly hung in chains for public display 2) a gallows 3) to hang on a gibbet 4) to put to death by hanging on a gibbet 5)… … From formal English to slang
flibbertigibbet — flib•ber•ti•gib•bet [[t]ˈflɪb ər tiˌdʒɪb ɪt[/t]] n. a chattering or flighty, lightheaded person • Etymology: 1425–75; late ME flepergebet, flipergebet; reduplicative compound of obscure orig. flib′ber•ti•gib bet•y, adj … From formal English to slang
flib — flib·ber·ti·gib·bet; flib·ber·ti·gib·bety; … English syllables
