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gif

Syllables: G·I·F/ɡɪf/

gif is the alternative letter-case form of GIF.

Noun (1) capitalized: GIF

GIF (plural GIFs)

  1. A bitmap image in a particular format with support for multiple images per file or animations, and up to 256 distinct colors per frame, including a fully transparent color.
    • I'll send you a GIF of the proposed logo.
  2. (Internet, broadly) Any short video without audio, usually one which loops.
    • Crying Dawson ruled the internet comment sections of the late ’00s and early ’10s. It’s “on the Mount Rushmore of GIFs,” says TV critic Sarah D. Bunting.2021 May 1, Constance Grady, quoting Sarah D. Bunting, “The Day Dawson Cried”, in Vox
  3. (Internet, broadly) Any short video, in a format directly supported by HTML5 (ie. GIF, MP4, WebM)

Verb capitalized: GIF

GIF (third-person singular simple present GIFs, present participle GIFing, simple past and past participle GIFed)

  1. To create a GIF file of; (inexact) to create a similar animated image file of.
    • He GIFed the highlights of the debate
    • In fact, it seems this latest round of interest in the 2011 cover was sparked by the GIF-ing of Lawrence’s pre- and post-Photoshopped image, which made the rounds on Tumblr before seeping out to blogs like Crushable.2013 December 16, Caitlin Dewey, “Two-year-old Photoshopped Jennifer Lawrence magazine cover draws criticism”, in The Washington Post

Noun (2) capitalized: GIF

GIF (plural GIFs)

  1. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of granular iron(stone) formation
    Synonyms:
    granular iron formation, granular ironstone formation

Noun (3) capitalized: Gif

Gif (plural Gifs)

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of GIF.

Synonyms of gif

  • granular iron formation
  • granular ironstone formation

Forms of gif

Noun
pluralgifs
pluralGIFs
alternative formgif
alternative formGif
alternative form.gif
alternative form.Gif
alternative form.GIF
pluralGifs
Verb
third-person singular presentgifs
present participlegifing
present participlegiffing
past participlegifed
pastgifed
past participlegiffed
pastgiffed
third-person singular presentGIFs
present participleGIFing
past participleGIFed
pastGIFed

Origin of gif

Acronym of graphics interchange format.

Abbreviation.

Words formed from gif

Words that rhyme with gif

28 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about gif

What does gif mean?
Gif means a bitmap image in a particular format with support for multiple images per file or animations, and up to 256 distinct colors per frame, including a fully transparent color.
What is gif the alternative letter-case form of?
Gif is the alternative letter-case form of GIF.
What part of speech is gif?
Gif can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce gif?
Gif is pronounced /ɡɪf/.
What is the plural of gif?
The plural of gif is gifs.

Words near gif in the dictionary

  1. Gieslers
  2. giessenite
  3. Giesy
  4. Gietzen
  5. Gietzens
  6. gif
  7. Gifaataa
  8. GIFable
  9. gifblaar
  10. gifed
  11. Giffard

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: gif (page history and authors); GIF (page history and authors); Gif (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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