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fibbing

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fib  (fb)
n.
An insignificant or childish lie.
intr.v. fibbed, fib·bing, fibs
To tell a fib. See Synonyms at lie2.
[Perhaps from obsolete and dialectal fible-fable, nonsense, reduplication of fable.]
fibber n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.fibbing - a trivial act of lying or being deliberately unclear
paltering
lying, prevarication, fabrication - the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
Translations
fibbing
n (inf) → Flunkerei f (inf)


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"No--I hadn't the chance after all," he said, fibbing hastily.
The Age of Innocence by Wharton, Edith View in context
The magic egg-cup I usually carried about with me, and with its connivance I did some astonishing things with pennies, but even the penny that costs sixpence is uncertain, and just when you are saying triumphantly that it will be found in the egg-cup, it may clatter to the ground, whereon some ungenerous spectator, such as Irene, accuses you of fibbing and corrupting youthful minds.
The Little White Bird by Barrie, James Matthew View in context
It was true that he had some power of invention, but he was not sure whether he could persuade her that he was steeped in vice; women were full of intuition, he had read that, and she might easily discover that he was fibbing.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
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