joking
UK/ˈd͡ʒəʊkɪŋ//ˈd͡ʒoʊkɪŋ/
joking verb: kidding, trying to fool. Also the present participle and gerund of joke.
Verb
joking
- Kidding, trying to fool.
- Twenty euros cover charge? You're joking me!
Noun
joking (plural jokings)
- The act of telling or engaging in jokes.
- No low beatings and knockings about, no jokings and squeakings like your precious Punches, but always the same, with a constantly unchanging air of coldness and gentility[…]1840 April – 1841 November, Charles Dickens, “(please specify the chapter number or name)”, in The Old Curiosity Shop. A Tale. […], London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1841, →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- sport
Also used as
joking is also the present participle and gerund of joke.
joking meaning in Telugu
joking in Telugu
- జోక్ చేయడం
Synonyms of joking
Forms of joking
| plural | jokings |
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Words formed from joking
Phrases with joking
Questions about joking
- What does joking mean?
- Joking means kidding, trying to fool.
- What is joking in Telugu?
- Joking in Telugu is జోక్ చేయడం. See Joking meaning in Telugu.
- What part of speech is joking?
- Joking can be a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce joking?
- Joking is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒəʊkɪŋ/ (UK).
Words near joking in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: joking (page history and authors); joking (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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