Quip (Verb)
Meaning
Make jokes or quips; "The students were gagging during dinner".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The students were choking back their laughter as the teacher started to quip about the cafeteria food being notorious for its ability to gag even the most adventurous eater.
- He'd quip every time the professor tried to get serious about the lecture, his antics quickly turning into an impromptu comedy routine.
- During a dinner with his in-laws, he quipped about the dry and tasteless turkey, saving himself from an awkward silence.
- As part of his act, the comedian relied on his ability to think on his feet and quip about current events in real-time.
- When a friend began telling the same old joke for the fifth time, Jack couldn't help but quip, 'I think we've all got that one down by now.'