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adjective

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as in kidding
marked by or expressive of mild or good-natured teasing grinned and gave him a joking nudge with my elbow

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noun

as in jesting

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joking

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verb

present participle of joke
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as in funning
to make jokes he was known for his ability to joke about his lack of anything resembling a social life

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as in teasing
to make fun of in a good-natured way oh, don't get offended, I was just joking you

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“Joking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joking. Accessed 8 Dec. 2022.

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