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as in kidding
to make fun of in a good-natured way
don't be upset—we're just jiving you
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as in joking
to make jokes
our team was laughing and jiving after our surprise win
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Recent Examples of jiving
There’s no games, no shucking and jiving, everybody is really bringing their A-game.
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Arushi Jacob, Variety, 15 May 2026
Arushi Jacob, Variety, 15 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jiving
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Just kidding, but seeing Angela’s team sweep Shamea’s at the Bailey Bowl basketball tournament was almost as satisfying as knowing Charles got to witness his former team’s historic win in person.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
22 June 2026
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Room was kidding, but someone inside Arrowhead Stadium on Saturday night had the power to make that happen.—
Pete Grathoff
June 21,
Kansas City Star,
21 June 2026
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Thursday evening, joking about his suspension last year for his comments about reactions to conservator commentator Charlie Kirk’s death.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
20 June 2026
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Sudano said his son was a good kid who was outgoing, always joking and good-hearted.—
Kerri Corrado,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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The pop singer has been teasing her return to music over the past few weeks with cryptic posts on social media featuring various images accompanied locations, dates and times.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
22 June 2026
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Eric Schmidt, the former CEO of Google, took over as chief executive of Relativity a little more than a year ago, teasing new areas of focus such as orbital data centers, philanthropic space science ventures, and national security missions.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
19 June 2026
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“Jiving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jiving. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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