Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fibbing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.90 in modern English

Syllables: fib-bing
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The telling of a lie.

Informal

noun

A repeated strike of an opponent's head while holding them in a headlock; a pummelling; a drubbing; a beating.

Archaic

verb

present participle and gerund of fib

Example Sentences

"Of the fibbings, conventional falsehoods, and white lies disfiguring and vitiating social intercourse and common commercial transactions, it is enough to say that they are in jarring discord with […]"
"And so did Nick, whom sometimes there would come on / A sort of fear his spouse might knock his head off, / Demolish half his teeth, or drive a rib in, / She shone so much in 'facers' and in 'fibbing.'"
"15th round. Chancery. Fibbing. Biggs makes dreadful work with his left. Break away. Rally. Biggs down. Betting still six to four on the gown-boy."

Usage

Inflected Forms

fibbings (plural)

Synonyms

paltering

Questions

What does fibbing mean?: The telling of a lie.

How to pronounce fibbing

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