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Definition of Fibbing
1. Noun. A trivial act of lying or being deliberately unclear.
Generic synonyms: Fabrication, Lying, Prevarication
Derivative terms: Fib, Palter
Definition of Fibbing
1. Verb. (present participle of fib) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fibbing
1. fib [v] - See also: fib
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fibbing
Literary usage of Fibbing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Nemesis by Marion Harland (1860)
"... suppose that I must have thrown it away, with a lot of old papers that were
littering up my pocket-book. I was always better at fibbing than fighting. ..."
2. The Boy's Yearly Book by John Tillotson (1867)
"THE ODD BOY ON THE AKT OF fibbing. Г DON'T know the derivation of the won fib ;
but you know what it means, an< so do I. It is synonymous with ..."
3. Faults of Childhood and Youth by Michael Vincent O'Shea (1920)
"CHAPTER XXXVIII "fibbing" A group of children about seven years of age were
observed playing in a nursery. One of the children was a "kindergartener" and ..."
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