How to pronounce "barb"

• "barb" pronounced in Catalan.

• "Barb" pronounced in German.

• "barb" pronounced in German.

• "barb" pronounced in English.

• "Barb" pronounced in English.

Meanings and definitions of "barb"

Noun

an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"

Synonyms:

• shot
• shaft
• slam
• dig
• barb
• jibe
• gibe

Noun

the pointed part of barbed wire

Synonyms:

• barb

Noun

a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove

Synonyms:

• barb

Noun

one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather

Synonyms:

• barb

Verb

provide with barbs; "barbed wire"

Synonyms:

• barb