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• present participle of joke.

joking

Idioms  

1. see all joking aside.

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Explanation

You can describe something that's funny, lighthearted, or flippant as joking. A joking manner can be a good quality in a kids' dentist and a not-so-good quality in a funeral director. A joking birthday card might tease the recipient about his advanced age, and a joking tone in an interviewer's voice keeps the mood light and playful. When you're in a joking mood, you're full of good humor. At the heart of the adjective joking is joke, originally joque, from the Latin iocus, "joke, sport, or pastime."

Example Sentences

When he said a few days later that he would accept them, but only if he won, most people assumed he was joking.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

Earlier this year, the “Cruel Intentions” star opened up about her home life with Prinze, joking that one of the key amenities that has helped their marriage to survive is having separate bathrooms.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

“I am a deep ‘Star Wars’ fan,” he said in his second week on “The Late Show,” joking that his teleprompter was unreadable because it had angled yellow text like the famous “Star Wars” scroll.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

“I kind of manifested this whole thing and posted a couple TikToks last year just joking ... never thinking that it was a possibility,” Olson said during a “Good Morning America” interview on Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Seven put a brave face on, joking around and pretending her world wasn’t completely upside down.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega