jive
/ˈd͡ʒaɪv/ verb C2- To deceive; to be deceptive. · Don’t try to jive me! I know where you were last night!
- To dance, originally to jive or swing music; later, to jazz, rock and roll, rhythm and blues, disco, etc.
- To speak in jive (jazz or hipster slang).
He/she/it jives · Past jived · Past participle jived · -ing form jiving
Verb forms
- Base form
- jive
- He/she/it
- jives
- Past
- jived
- Past participle
- jived
- -ing form
- jiving
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