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lying vs fibbing

fibbing vs lying

lying and fibbing both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lying Yes No No No
fibbing Yes No No No
As nouns, fibbing is a hyponym of lying; that is, fibbing is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lying:
  • lying: the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
  • fibbing: a trivial act of lying or being deliberately unclear
Other hyponyms of lying include paltering.
lying (noun) fibbing (noun)
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth a trivial act of lying or being deliberately unclear
Difference between lying and fibbing

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