gybing

verb

1. 1.To shift a fore-and-aft sail from one side of a sailing vessel to the other, while sailing before the wind.
2. 2.Of a fore-and-aft sail or its boom: to shift, often forcefully and suddenly, from one side of a sailing vessel to the other.
3. 3.Generally of a small sailing vessel: to change tack with the wind crossing behind the vessel.
4. 4.(by extension) Often as gybe at: to balk, hesitate, or vacillate when faced with a course of action, plan, or proposal.
5. 5.Alternative spelling of jibe