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Fibbing — Fib Fib, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fibbed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fibbing}.] To speak falsely. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fibbing — fɪb n. lie, falsehood v. lie; beat, hit (Slang) … English contemporary dictionary
fibbing — noun a trivial act of lying or being deliberately unclear • Syn: ↑paltering • Derivationally related forms: ↑palter (for: ↑paltering), ↑fib • Hypernyms: ↑lying, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
lying — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [In the act of lying] Syn. untruthful, falsifying, prevaricating, swearing falsely, committing perjury, fibbing, misstating, misrepresenting, inventing, dissimuLating, equivocating, malingering. Ant. frank*, truthful,… … English dictionary for students
fib — [[t]fɪ̱b[/t]] fibs, fibbing, fibbed 1) N COUNT A fib is a small, unimportant lie. [INFORMAL] She told innocent fibs like anyone else. Syn: untruth 2) VERB If someone is fibbing, they are telling lies. [INFORMAL] He laughs loudly when I accuse him … English dictionary
fib — I. noun Etymology: perhaps by shortening & alteration from fable Date: 1611 a trivial or childish lie II. intransitive verb (fibbed; fibbing) Date: 1675 to tell a fib Synonyms: see lie • fibber noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
Nemesysco — is an Israeli company that makes lie detectors and other products based on voice analysis. They have been used in airports in Israel and Russia[1], by insurance companies and social security helplines in the United Kingdom and sold to… … Wikipedia
fib — fib1 [fıb] n spoken [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Perhaps from fable] a small unimportant lie →↑white lie ▪ He s been known to tell fibs . fib 2 fib2 past tense and past participle fibbed present participle fibbing … Dictionary of contemporary English
fib — 1 noun (C) spoken a small unimportant lie : tell fibs: Don t tell fibs! 2 verb fibbed, fibbing (I) spoken to tell a small unimportant lie: I think you re fibbing. fibber noun (C) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
lie# — lie vb Lie, prevaricate, equivocate, palter, fib mean to tell an untruth directly or indirectly. Lie is the straightforward word, flatly imputing dishonesty to the speaker {he lies, and he knows he lies Johnson} {the article . . . has… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
