fib
a small or trivial lie; minor falsehood.
to tell a fib.
Origin of fib
1synonym study For fib
Other words from fib
- fibber, fibster, noun
- un·fib·bing, adjective
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How to use fib in a sentence
It’s not necessarily the stuff you see most advertised — like the fib about faster 5G phones — that made the best impression.
It’s okay if you weren’t paying attention to gadgets in 2020. Here are the best ones you missed. | Geoffrey Fowler | November 30, 2020 | Washington PostIf the Times or Abramson, or both, is fibbing here, the credibility of the newspaper of record is now suspect.
Can We Trust The New York Times After the Abramson Debacle? | Joe Concha | May 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“They were all adults, at least to the best of my knowledge… Some could have theoretically been fibbing about it,” he said.
Six Most Awkward Moments From Anthony Weiner's Press Conference | The Daily Beast Video | June 6, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTHas anyone ever told a story about themselves without fibbing a little?
A great part of my life was made up of making life pleasant to others by fibbing.
April Hopes | William Dean Howells
This was outrageous fibbing, but nobly done in a good cause.
The Camp Fire Girls on the Open Road | Hildegard G. FreyThe Baroness turned her smile toward him, and she instantly felt that she had been observed to be fibbing.
The Europeans | Henry JamesThis romantic young philanthropist talks of fibbing, as if it were the most simple thing in life.
A Romantic Young Lady | Robert GrantShould it appear that Claire really wrote the letter, it will only be additional evidence of her faculty for fibbing.
The Real Shelley, Vol. II (of 2) | John Cordy Jeaffreson
British Dictionary definitions for fib
/ (fɪb) /
a trivial and harmless lie
(intr) to tell such a lie
Origin of fib
1Derived forms of fib
- fibber, noun
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