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fabling

/ˈfeɪ.blɪŋ/

Translations

fablingnoun

fablings

/ˈfeɪblɪŋ/

басня

The old man told a fabling about a wise fox.

Старик рассказал басню о мудрой лисе.

Synonyms

fablinggerund / present participle

/ˈfeɪblɪŋ/

Used attributively to describe someone or something engaged in telling fables or fabrications.

Synonyms

spinning yarns

telling stories

fableverb

fabling

Gerund

fabled

Past Simple

fabled

Past Participle

fabling

Gerund

/ˈfeɪ.bəl/

выдумывать

He likes to fable about his adventures.

Он любит выдумывать о своих приключениях.

Synonyms

make up

spin (spin a yarn)

Definitions

fablingnoun

The act or process of creating or telling fables or stories, often with a moral lesson.

The art of fabling has been a part of human culture for centuries, teaching values through imaginative tales.

A fabricated story; a lie or piece of fiction.

His account of the accident was pure fabling.

fablinggerund / present participle

Inventing or telling fables; prone to fabricating stories.

The fabling storyteller entertained the children for hours.

fableverb

To tell fictitious tales or stories, often with a moral lesson.

The old man would fable about the adventures of his youth to entertain the children.

To fabricate or invent (a story, statement, etc.); to lie.

The witness was accused of fabling the entire incident to protect his friend.