kid around in English

Audio: En-au-kid around.ogg

Forms: kids around [present, singular, third-person], kidding around [participle, present], kidded around [participle, past], kidded around [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} kid around (third-person singular simple present kids around, present participle kidding around, simple past and past participle kidded around)

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "kids around",
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        "present",
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    },
    {
      "form": "kidding around",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kidded around",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
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          "text": "I think he was just kidding around when he said that, so don't take it personally.",
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        "To engage in playful fun."
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        "(transitive, idiomatic) To engage in playful fun."
      ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kids around",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kidding around",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kidded around",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kidded around",
      "tags": [
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        "(transitive, idiomatic) To engage in playful fun."
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"kid around" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms