1. (of an animal, especially a horse) stop and refuse to go on: "he jibbed at the final fence"Similarstop atstop short atbalk atshy atretreat fromrefuseOppositeclear
▪ (of a person) be unwilling to do or accept something:"he jibs at paying large bills"Similarbalk atfight shy ofshy away fromrecoil fromshrink fromdraw back fromstop short ofbe unwilling tobe reluctant todemur atbe loath tonot want toinformal:boggle atOppositebe willing to
Word Originearly 19th century: perhaps related to French regimber (earlier regiber) ‘to buck, rear’; compare with jibe1.
