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# fibber

«fibber» in Mova's school dictionary: **A person who tells fibs, small lies that are not very…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a fibber, fibbers — informal)

### meaning for a pupil

(informal) A person who tells fibs, small lies that are not very serious. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fibber/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

A gentle, childish word, used at home and in the playground: «You fibber!» It is softer than «liar». In stories it can be playful. A fib is a small untrue thing; even small fibs can break trust.

### examples

- «You're a fibber — you did eat the biscuit!» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fibber/#x1)
- My little sister is a terrible fibber. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fibber/#x2)
- Don't be a fibber; tell the truth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fibber/#x3)
- Everyone knew he was a fibber. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fibber/#x4)
- «I'm not a fibber!» she cried. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fibber/#x5)
- The fibber said his dog had done his homework. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fibber/#x6)
- Toad was a boaster and a bit of a fibber. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fibber/#x7)

### note

Informal. From «fib» (fib, fibs, fibbed, fibbing). Double b: fibber. Softer and more childish than «liar».

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «fibber» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fibber/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.