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half joking

half joking is the present participle and gerund of half joke.

Meaning of half joke

Verb

half joke (third-person singular simple present half jokes, present participle half joking, simple past and past participle half joked)

  1. (idiomatic) To make a half joke.
    • "You know why I think you're working with Cristos? Because once I was captured, once he got what he wanted, it would be far easier to pin it all on me, to kill my wife, dump her body where it would never be found, convince me and the world that I was crazy, no trial, just lock me up in a padded...2011, Richard Doetsch, Half-Past Dawn, page 278

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What is half joking the present participle and gerund of?
Half joking is the present participle and gerund of half joke.

Words near half joking in the dictionary

  1. half joe
  2. half joes
  3. half joke
  4. half joked
  5. half jokes
  6. half joking
  7. half lit
  8. half marathon
  9. half marathons
  10. half mask
  11. half masks

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