nib – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of nib

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to nib
Participle: nibbed
Gerund: nibbing

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Inib
younib
he;she;itnibs
wenib
younib
theynib

Perfect

Ihave nibbed
youhave nibbed
he;she;ithas nibbed
wehave nibbed
youhave nibbed
theyhave nibbed

Past

Inibbed
younibbed
he;she;itnibbed
wenibbed
younibbed
theynibbed

Pluperfect

Ihad nibbed
youhad nibbed
he;she;ithad nibbed
wehad nibbed
youhad nibbed
theyhad nibbed

Future

Iwill nib
youwill nib
he;she;itwill nib
wewill nib
youwill nib
theywill nib

Future Perfect

Iwill have nibbed
youwill have nibbed
he;she;itwill have nibbed
wewill have nibbed
youwill have nibbed
theywill have nibbed

Subjunctive

Present

Inib
younib
he;she;itnib
wenib
younib
theynib

Perfect

Ihave nibbed
youhave nibbed
he;she;ithave nibbed
wehave nibbed
youhave nibbed
theyhave nibbed

Imperfect

Inibbed
younibbed
he;she;itnibbed
wenibbed
younibbed
theynibbed

Pluperfect

Ihad nibbed
youhad nibbed
he;she;ithad nibbed
wehad nibbed
youhad nibbed
theyhad nibbed

Conditional

Present

Iwould nib
youwould nib
he;she;itwould nib
wewould nib
youwould nib
theywould nib

Perfect

Iwould have nibbed
youwould have nibbed
he;she;itwould have nibbed
wewould have nibbed
youwould have nibbed
theywould have nibbed

Imperative

younib
weLet's nib
younib

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam nibbing
youare nibbing
he;she;itis nibbing
weare nibbing
youare nibbing
theyare nibbing

Perfect

Ihave been nibbing
youhave been nibbing
he;she;ithas been nibbing
wehave been nibbing
youhave been nibbing
theyhave been nibbing

Past

Iwas nibbing
youwere nibbing
he;she;itwas nibbing
wewere nibbing
youwere nibbing
theywere nibbing

Pluperfect

Ihad been nibbing
youhad been nibbing
he;she;ithad been nibbing
wehad been nibbing
youhad been nibbing
theyhad been nibbing

Future

Iwill be nibbing
youwill be nibbing
he;she;itwill be nibbing
wewill be nibbing
youwill be nibbing
theywill be nibbing

Future Perfect

Iwill have been nibbing
youwill have been nibbing
he;she;itwill have been nibbing
wewill have been nibbing
youwill have been nibbing
theywill have been nibbing

Conditional

Present

Iwould be nibbing
youwould be nibbing
he;she;itwould be nibbing
wewould be nibbing
youwould be nibbing
theywould be nibbing

Perfect

Iwould have been nibbing
youwould have been nibbing
he;she;itwould have been nibbing
wewould have been nibbing
youwould have been nibbing
theywould have been nibbing

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'nib'

abet, abhor, abut, acquit, admit, affrap, allot, alum, amel, amit, anagram, anvil, apparel, aret, arret, assot, astun, attrap, augur, avel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'nib'

bib, dib, fib, gib, jib, lib, nab, nig, nil, nim,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

From a variant of neb, perhaps due to association with nibble.

Sample Sentences

  • In nibbing the pen, place the inside of the point flat upon the nail of your left-hand thumb (holding the quill between the first and second finger of that hand), and let the whole length of the split be extended thereon, to steady the pen as much as possible […] [1820, James Henry Lewis, The best method of pen-making:]