joking

4 definitions found

joking - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Joke \Joke\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Joked; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Joking.]
     To make merry with; to make jokes upon; to rally; to banter;
     as, to joke a comrade.
     [1913 Webster]

  joking \joking\ adj.
     intended as a joke; -- of communications.
  
     Syn: jesting, jocose, jocular, jocund.
          [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
  
     no joking matter a serious matter.
        [PJC]

joking - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  joking
      adj 1: characterized by jokes and good humor [syn: jesting,
             jocose, jocular, joking]

joking - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  60 Moby Thesaurus words for "joking":
     Attic, bantering, biting, brilliance, brilliant, chaffing, clever,
     cleverness, droll, facetious, facetiousness, fooling, funniness,
     funny, hazing, humorous, humorousness, humorsome, jesting, jocose,
     jocoseness, jocular, jocularity, joky, jollying, joshing, keen,
     keen-witted, keen-wittedness, keenness, kidding, mordant,
     nimble-witted, nimble-wittedness, pleasantry, pointed, pungency,
     pungent, quick-witted, quick-wittedness, ragging, rapier-like,
     razzing, ribbing, roasting, salt, saltiness, salty, scintillating,
     sharp, sharpness, smart, smartness, sparkling, sprightly, teasing,
     twitting, whimsical, wittiness, witty