Advertisement

Advertisement

View definitions for quip

quip

noun as in witty communication, often verbal

Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

When asked after the game about a particularly labored stretch during the second quarter, James quipped that it wasn’t just that moment.

Read more on Los Angeles Times

“I feel like I’m already a student here,” Santiago quipped.

Read more on Los Angeles Times

Groucho Marx quipped that he wouldn’t want to belong to any club that would accept him as a member.

Read more on Barron's

One quip was about how the BBC plays the children’s game musical chairs: “When the music stops, they put in another chair.’

In one of many quips in “Modernism,” he remarks that “novelty is just the same old thing.”

Advertisement

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement