quip /kwɪp/ verb (quipped, quipping) [transitiveT] JOKEto say something clever and amusing 说俏皮话,说妙语 ‘Giving up smoking is easy, ’ he quipped. ‘I’ve done it hundreds of times.’ “戒烟很容易啊,”他风趣地说,“我已经戒过几百次了。”
► see thesaurus at comment quip• Beyond the quipping, Dole presented sharp contrasts in style with Clinton.• ``It's the 40th anniversary of my 29th birthday, " quipped Reagan.