QUIP (quipped, quipping)

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Irregular inflected forms: quipped    , quipping   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does quip mean? 

• QUIP (noun)
  The noun QUIP has 2 senses:

1. a witty saying

2. witty remark

  Familiarity information: QUIP used as a noun is rare.

• QUIP (verb)
  The verb QUIP has 1 sense:

1. make jokes or quips

  Familiarity information: QUIP used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• QUIP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A witty saying

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

epigram; quip

Hypernyms ("quip" is a kind of...):

expression; locution; saying (a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations)

Derivation:

quip (make jokes or quips)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Witty remark

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

crack; quip; sally; wisecrack

Hypernyms ("quip" is a kind of...):

comment; input; remark (a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information)

Derivation:

quip (make jokes or quips)

• QUIP (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they quip    ... he / she / it quips   
Past simple: quipped   
Past participle: quipped   
-ing form: quipping   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make jokes or quips

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

gag; quip

Context example:

The students were gagging during dinner

Hypernyms (to "quip" is one way to...):

jest; joke (tell a joke; speak humorously)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

Derivation:

quip (witty remark)

quip (a witty saying)