fib
noun
a small or trivial lie; minor falsehood.
is fibbing
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present progressiveof fib (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Or perhaps you imagine that the Post twisted Corfman’s story to hurt Moore or that her mother is fibbing to protect her.
From Slate ● Nov. 14, 2017
When a pair of detectives show up to interview Victor, Pelecanos renders their exchange as screenplay dialogue, the better to show just how much Victor is fibbing to protect his interests.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 11, 2015
Anybody in the Bulls organization who answers yes has a rabbit's foot in his pocket and a four-leaf clover on his lapel — and is fibbing.
From Chicago Tribune ● Apr. 13, 2012
There are 15 cards to detect whether the player is fibbing a little to put himself in a socially acceptable light.
From Time Magazine Archive
Sometimes I think he is fibbing, but a glance at his soft, dark, far-seeing eyes under their fringe of thick lashes convinces me to the contrary.
From Penelope's Irish Experiences by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin
