fibbing

verb form (fib, fibs, fibbed, fibbing); noun fibber

«fibbing» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

(informal) Fibbing is telling small lies, usually about unimportant things. tree →
A fibber is someone who tells fibs. tree →

In the lessons

Everyday and playground talk; honesty lessons. «Fib» sounds softer than «lie» but it is still not telling the truth. Phrases: stop fibbing, are you fibbing?, a little fib.

Examples

Are you fibbing about eating your vegetables? tree →
He was fibbing when he said the dog ate his homework. tree →
Stop fibbing and tell me what happened. tree →
I caught my brother fibbing about brushing his teeth. tree →
She admitted she had been fibbing. tree →
Fibbing gets you into more trouble in the end. tree →

Note

Double b: fibbed, fibbing. Informal; in formal writing use «lying». A fib is still a lie, even if small. Not related to «fibre».

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «fibbing» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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