fibfib2 verb (past tense and past participle fibbed, present participle fibbing) [intransitive] spoken 
Verb Table Examples
I think you’re fibbing.—fibber noun [countable]
Verb TableVERB TABLE
fib
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | fib |
| he, she, it | fibs | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | fibbed |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have fibbed |
| he, she, it | has fibbed | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had fibbed |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will fib |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have fibbed |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am fibbing |
| he, she, it | is fibbing | |
| you, we, they | are fibbing | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was fibbing |
| you, we, they | were fibbing | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been fibbing |
| he, she, it | has been fibbing | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been fibbing |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be fibbing |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been fibbing |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- He fibbed about his age.
- When she asked if they wanted to stay for tea, Larry fibbed and said they had a few errands to run.
- Bernie, I fibbed a little, okay?
- Not much help to you, I know, but why should I fib and say I walked in?
- Puss had decided to fib a little and claim that his master was called the Marquis of Carabas.
THESAURUS► lie/tell a lie
to tell a small unimportant lie: to deliberately tell someone something that is not true: · She had lied to protect her son.· Are you accusing me of telling lies?
► fib verb [intransitive] informal to lie, especially about something that is not very important – used especially by children: · Dan’s fibbing. I didn’t hit him.
► make something up/invent something to invent a story, explanation etc in order to deceive someone: · I didn’t want to go so I made up an excuse and said I was busy.· He invented the tale to prevent his parents from finding out the truth.
► mislead verb [transitive] to make someone believe something that is not true by giving them false or incomplete information: · The government misled the public over the war.
► be economical with the truth to only tell someone part of the truth – often used when saying indirectly that someone is lying: · He admitted that he had perhaps been economical with the truth.
► perjure yourself/commit perjury to tell a lie in a court of law: · He had perjured himself in court.· Witnesses will be prosecuted if they commit perjury.
Longman Language Activatorto say or write something that is not true► lie to deliberately tell someone something that is not true: · I looked at her face and just knew that she was lying.lie to: · Don't lie to me! I know where you were last night.lie about: · Movie stars always lie about their age.lie through your teeth (=to deliberately say something that is completely untrue, in a way that makes other people angry or upset): · "The witness was lying through his teeth," said Davis, "and should be charged with perjury."
► tell a lie to deliberately tell someone something that is not true: · The guy's always telling lies.· Are you accusing me of telling lies?· The boys tell lies to get each other into trouble.tell somebody a lie: · Of course it's true. I wouldn't tell you a lie.
► tell tales British if someone, especially a child, tells tales , they tell lies about someone else, in order to make you believe that the other person has behaved badly: · Daisy Venables, you naughty girl, have you been telling tales again?tell tales on: · According to the children, telling tales on each other was as bad as cheating.
► tell fibs also tell porkies British informal to tell lies, especially ones that are not very important - used especially by children: · Now, Martin, you mustn't tell fibs.· His mother says that he sometimes tells fibs.
► fib to tell a lie - especially one that is not very important: · When she asked if they wanted to stay for tea, Larry fibbed and said they had a few errands to run.fib about: · He fibbed about his age.
► be economical with the truth especially British to not tell the whole truth about something - use this in a humorous way to say indirectly that someone is lying: · Don't you feel like you're being a bit economical with the truth here?· Leonard had, as he put it, been "economical with the truth" at times.
► perjury the crime of telling a lie in a court of law when you have promised to tell the truth: commit perjury: · Do you realise that by lying to the court you have committed perjury?charge somebody with perjury: · Both witnesses are accused of giving false evidence and will likely be charged with perjury.find somebody guilty of perjury: · Hall was found guilty of perjury and obstruction of justice.
someone who lies► liar · She may be stupid, but she's not a liar.call somebody a liar · Are you calling me a liar?compulsive/habitual/pathological liar (=someone who cannot stop telling lies) · Coleman described the president as a "pathological liar" and "a criminal in the White House."
► fibber someone who tells lies, especially ones that are not very important: · You are such a fibber!
I think you’re fibbing.—fibber noun [countable]