1. dancing to jazz or swing music
2. talking in a lively, playful, or teasing manner
Usage: informal
3. trying to mislead or deceive someone
Usage: slang

1. the act of dancing to jazz or swing music

Examples

• The couple was jiving to the big band music.
• Stop jiving around and get serious about your homework.
• He’s just jiving with you – don’t take it personally.
• Are you jiving me, or is that story really true?
• The jiving at the dance hall went on until midnight.
• She loved the energetic jiving of the 1940s era.
• They spent the evening jiving and having fun.