quip
verb/kwɪp/
/kwɪp/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they quip | /kwɪp/ /kwɪp/ |
| he / she / it quips | /kwɪps/ /kwɪps/ |
| past simple quipped | /kwɪpt/ /kwɪpt/ |
| past participle quipped | /kwɪpt/ /kwɪpt/ |
| -ing form quipping | /ˈkwɪpɪŋ/ /ˈkwɪpɪŋ/ |
- + speech to make a quick and clever remark
- ‘Don’t bank on it!’ he quipped, when I asked him to be careful with the money.
- ‘I hope you’re not in a hurry!’ she quipped, and everyone laughed.
Word Originmid 16th cent.: perhaps from Latin quippe ‘indeed, forsooth’.Want to learn more?
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