"joking" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒəʊkɪŋ/ [UK], /ˈd͡ʒoʊkɪŋ/ [US] Forms: jokings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} joking (plural jokings)
  1. The act of telling or engaging in jokes. Derived forms: all joking aside
    Sense id: en-joking-en-noun-EnMe-gr-

Verb

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒəʊkɪŋ/ [UK], /ˈd͡ʒoʊkɪŋ/ [US]
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} joking
  1. present participle and gerund of joke Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: joke
    Sense id: en-joking-en-verb-B7sUbZ83 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52
  2. (Britain, US, Ireland, colloquial, transitive) Kidding, trying to fool. Tags: Britain, Ireland, US, colloquial, transitive Categories (topical): Comedy
    Sense id: en-joking-en-verb-59kB5m6C Disambiguation of Comedy: 3 35 62 Categories (other): American English, British English, Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 3 34 63

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Alternative forms

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