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verb
punnedpun·ning

Definition of PUN

intransitive verb
: to make puns
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Examples of PUN

  1. “Firefighting sparks my interest,” he punned.

First Known Use of PUN

1670

Other Grammar and Linguistics Terms

ablaut, allusion, anacoluthon, diacritic, gerund, idiom, infinitive, metaphor, semiotics, simile

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