plural GIFs
: a computer file format for the compression and storage of visual digital information
also
: an image or video stored in this format
Using emoji, emoticons and GIFs in a texted conversation instantly signals the difference between sincerity and a joke or sarcasm. —
Jenna Wortham
see also reaction gif
Jenna Wortham Examples of GIF in a Sentence
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Again, as the wide player surveys his options in frame two of the GIF below, Haaland’s run is to the back post, while Marmoush can’t quite match Doku’s pace to attack the space between the backtracking centre-halves.
—Thom Harris, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
As Fast Company noted, the online poppers retailer Nitro-Solv appears to have shut down, and the website for Pac-West Distributing, one producer of the iconic Rush poppers, now has just a single GIF.
—James Factora, Them, 14 Mar. 2025
If a video is playing on screen, calling up AI Select gives you the option to create a GIF.
—PCMAG, 22 Jan. 2025
Apologies go to Zion Williamson’s 360 dunk and Trae Young’s half-court buzzer beater for missing the GIF cut.
—Chris Branch, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
But one post, one GIF, and one Elon Musk interaction later — his fans were rattled.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
If propping yourself up onto your forearm, like the below GIF shows, feels too challenging, rest your head on your bottom arm or a pillow.
—Christa Sgobba, SELF, 11 Dec. 2024
Yastrzemski There’s no sense in spending two minutes on a GIF, only to use it once.
—Grant Brisbee, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
How to do it: Cut strips of tape to outline your limbs and then practice your moves (see GIF above).
—Arika Herron, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024
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Thom Harris, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
As Fast Company noted, the online poppers retailer Nitro-Solv appears to have shut down, and the website for Pac-West Distributing, one producer of the iconic Rush poppers, now has just a single GIF.
—James Factora, Them, 14 Mar. 2025
If a video is playing on screen, calling up AI Select gives you the option to create a GIF.
—PCMAG, 22 Jan. 2025
Apologies go to Zion Williamson’s 360 dunk and Trae Young’s half-court buzzer beater for missing the GIF cut.
—Chris Branch, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
But one post, one GIF, and one Elon Musk interaction later — his fans were rattled.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
If propping yourself up onto your forearm, like the below GIF shows, feels too challenging, rest your head on your bottom arm or a pillow.
—Christa Sgobba, SELF, 11 Dec. 2024
Yastrzemski There’s no sense in spending two minutes on a GIF, only to use it once.
—Grant Brisbee, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
How to do it: Cut strips of tape to outline your limbs and then practice your moves (see GIF above).
—Arika Herron, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024
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“GIF.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/GIF. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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