Looking for the meaning of the word JIVING in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of JIVING with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.
Word: Jive
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
1920s (originally US denoting meaningless or misleading speech): of unknown origin; the later musical sense ‘jazz’ gave rise to ‘dance performed to jazz’ (1940s)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dʒʌɪv
Dialects: British English
Definition:
perform the jive or a similar dance to popular music
Short Definition:perform jive
Examples:- people were jiving in the aisles
Definition:
taunt or sneer at
Short Definition:taunt
Examples:- Willy kept jiving him until Jimmy left
Definition:
be in accord; agree
Short Definition:be in accord
Examples:- her facial expressions did not jive with what she was saying
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