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making a joke of

making a joke of is the present participle and gerund of make a joke of.

Meaning of make a joke of

Verb

make a joke of (third-person singular simple present makes a joke of, present participle making a joke of, simple past and past participle made a joke of)

  1. Synonym of make light of.
    Synonyms:
    make light of

Questions about making a joke of

What is making a joke of the present participle and gerund of?
Making a joke of is the present participle and gerund of make a joke of.

Words near making a joke of in the dictionary

  1. making a go of
  2. making a good fist of
  3. making a grab
  4. making a habit of
  5. making a hash of
  6. making a joke of
  7. making a killing
  8. making a leg
  9. making a light
  10. making a lip
  11. making a living

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Adapted from Wiktionary: making a joke of (page history and authors); make a joke of (page history and authors). 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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