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Lied vs Fibbed - What's the difference?

lied | fibbed |

As a noun lied

is song.

As a verb fibbed is

(fib).

lied

English

Etymology 1

Noun

(wikipedia lied) (lieder)
  • (music) An art song, sung in German and accompanied on the piano

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Verb

    (head)
  • (lie)

    • Anagrams

    * * * English heteronyms ----

    fibbed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (fib)

    • fib

    English

    Etymology 1

    Probably from fable''; compare ''fibble-fabble (nonsense).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (informal) A , especially one that is more or less inconsequential.
  • * Henry James
    • They are very serious; they don't tell fibs .

    Verb

    (fibb)
  • To lie, especially more or less inconsequentially.
    • Synonyms
    * tell a fib * tell fibs

    References

    * (etymology)

    Etymology 2

    Shortened from fibula

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (medicine, informal) Short form of fibula.
    • See also
    * tib

    Anagrams

    * * * ---- ==Volapük==

    Noun

    (vo-noun)
  • weakness

    • Declension

    (vo-decl-noun)

    Derived terms

    * fibot