jib

IPA(Pronunciation)

/d͡ʒɪb/

(chiefly nautical) To shift, or swing around, as a sail, boom, yard, etc., as in tacking.

Japanese Meaning

（主に航海用語）タッキング（風を切る際）のように、帆やブーム、ヤードなどが方向転換や揺れを起こす動作を行う

When the wind shifted, we had to jib quickly to keep our course toward the harbor.

風向きが変わったので、港へ向かう進路を保つために帆を素早く振り換えなければならなかった。

Sense（1）

(chiefly nautical) To shift, or swing around, as a sail, boom, yard, etc., as in tacking.

jibs

（ present singular third-person ）

jibbing

（ participle present ）

jibbed

（ participle past ）

jibbed

（ past ）