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PUNNING
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Example:
his constant punning irritated her
Synonyms:
paronomasia; pun; punning; wordplay
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("punning" is a kind of...):
fun; play; sport (verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously))
Derivation:
pun (make a play on words)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb pun