"fun up" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: funs up [present, singular, third-person], funning up [participle, present], funned up [participle, past], funned up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} fun up (third-person singular simple present funs up, present participle funning up, simple past and past participle funned up)
  1. To make something humorous or to make a joke about something

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2011, Blaine Pardoe, Terror of the Autumn Skies: The True Story of Frank Luke, page 85:",
          "text": "The pilot jumped out, and, funning up, called out, 'We sure owe you an apology for falling down that way on our protection, old man!'",
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        "participle",
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    },
    {
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