fib

UK: /ˈfɪb/ US: /fɪb/ ,(fib)

Inflections of 'fib' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

fibs

v 3rd person singular

fibbing

v pres p

fibbed

v past

fibbed

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

fib /fɪb/   n., v., fibbed, fib•bing. 
n. [countable]

1. a small or trivial lie.

v. [no obj]

2. to tell a fib:
   Stop fibbing and tell me the truth.

fib•ber, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

fib  (fib), n., v., fibbed, fib•bing. 
n. 

1. a small or trivial lie;
   minor falsehood.

v.i. 

2. to tell a fib.

• short for fibble-fable nonsense, gradational compound based on fable 1560–70

fib′ber, fib′ster, n. 
Synonyms

• 1. See falsehood. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

fib / fɪb/ noun

1. a trivial and harmless lie

verb (fibs, fibbing, fibbed)

1. (intransitive) to tell such a lie

Etymology: 17th Century: perhaps from fibble-fable an unlikely story; see fable

ˈfibber noun