The act of telling fables.

present participle of fable

plural of fabling

(intransitive, archaic) To compose fables; hence, to write or speak fiction; to write or utter what is not true.

A fictitious narrative intended to enforce some useful truth or precept, usually with animals, etc. as characters; an apologue. Prototypically, Aesop's Fables.

simple past tense and past participle of fable

Known only in fables; fictitious. / Made known by fables; legendary, famed.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fable

plural of fable

(idiomatic) To have a weakness for something.