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dib¹

  • /dɪb/

Where it comes from

Variation of dip and/or dab.

verb dibs · dibbing · dibbed

  1. To dig a hole by poking; especially, to dig a small hole in soil for the purpose of planting a bulb or seed.

    Similar: dibble

  2. To move in a rapid, cautious manner; especially, with movement like a mouse or rat.

noun dibs

  1. A dibber (gardening tool).
  2. One of the small bones in the knee joints of sheep uniting the bones above and below the joints.

dib²

  • /dɪb/

verb dibs · dibbing · dibbed

  1. alternative Alternative form of dyb I used to get through the dibbing and dobbing all right but during the howling I usually rolled over backwards.

DIB³

noun DIBs

  1. abbreviation Abbreviation of diffuse interstellar band
  2. abbreviation Abbreviation of device-independent bitmap

Dib⁴

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Arabic ذئب (ḏiʔb, “wolf”).

proper noun Dibs

  1. A surname from Arabic.

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MLA

"dib." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dib. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

dib. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dib

Chicago

"dib." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dib.

BibTeX
@misc{dib_2026,
  title = {dib},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dib},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}