fib
noun
a small or trivial lie; minor falsehood.
had fibbed
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past perfectof fib.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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No sooner had we met than Pat confessed that he had fibbed.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 28, 2019
He said the company had fibbed about the amount of oil leaking into the Gulf of Mexico and should be asked to explain contradictory statements.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 15, 2010
But this evening Matty was not carrying or collecting a message, though he had fibbed and told Ramon so.
From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry
At noon I went back to the office where they had fibbed to me and asked for my availability slip, but they wouldn't return it.
From The Life of Me; an autobiography by Clarence Edgar Johnson
The words were no sooner out of her mouth than she was aware that she had fibbed.
From Kept in the Dark by Anthony Trollope
