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FIB

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: fibbed    , fibbing   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A trivial lie

Example:

how can I stop my child from telling stories?

Synonyms:

fib; story; tale; taradiddle; tarradiddle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("fib" is a kind of...):

lie; prevarication (a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fib"):

cock-and-bull story; fairy story; fairy tale; fairytale; song and dance (an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse)

Derivation:

fib (tell a relatively insignificant lie)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Tell a relatively insignificant lie

Example:

Fibbing is not acceptable, even if you don't call it lying

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "fib" is one way to...):

lie (tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

fib (a trivial lie)

fibber (someone who tells lies)

fibbing (a trivial act of lying or being deliberately unclear)

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