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kidding

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noun

kidding

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verb

present participle of kid

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for kidding
Verb
  • For myself and many of my classmates, the four-story Forever 21 in Times Square was the most exciting part of our senior-class trip to New York City—not joking!
    Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 18 Mar. 2025
  • And, everyone was joking about it behind his back.
    Todd Nordstrom, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Seinfeld was clearly teasing, but sure enough, several headlines reported it as gospel with perhaps a mention three paragraphs in that it was intended to be humorous.
    Jenelle Riley, Variety, 6 Jan. 2025
  • From teasing his retirement to becoming a minister and everything in between, here’s a look at the Hollywood star’s year of surprises.
    Stephanie Giang-Paunon, Fox News, 5 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The tequila comes in clear square bottles wrapped in ribbing, but the high-end extra anejo expression is jet black.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Fans also faced some ribbing from Grayson Waller, who gave a shout-out to his favorite NFL team, the Philadelphia Eagles.
    Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The site’s users took great joy in watching the feud in real time, responding to the showdown between the president and the world’s wealthiest man with jokes and memes.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
  • Surrounded by her animals at home, Lin watched re-runs of The Big Bang Theory, practicing the cadence of the words, the rising sound of a joke, the pacing of each phrase.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 June 2025
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“Kidding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kidding. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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