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JOKING
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Characterized by jokes and good humor
Synonyms:
jesting; jocose; jocular; joking
Classified under:
Similar:
humorous; humourous (full of or characterized by humor)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb joke
Context examples:
But you are joking.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
You are certainly joking, Holmes.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)