kidding (around)

Definition of kidding (around)next
present participle of kid (around)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for kidding (around)
Verb
  • Meanwhile, as all of this is happening, Meredith is cutting up with the other ladies at the spa, without a care in the world.
    Tom Smyth, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Ford is planning on cutting up to 1,000 roles in electric-vehicle production in Germany.
    Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Gisin hopes that by fooling around with measurements of these more exotic states, physicists will come to better understand the role of measurement in general.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 8 Aug. 2025
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“Kidding (around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kidding%20%28around%29. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.

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