"pranking" meaning in English

See pranking in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈpɹæŋkɪŋ/, [pɹeɪŋkɪŋ] [æ-tensing] Forms: prankings [plural]
Rhymes: -æŋkɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} pranking (plural prankings)
  1. (archaic) A showy adornment. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-pranking-en-noun-PH~byBf1
  2. (archaic) The playing of pranks or tricks; monkeyshines, didoes. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-pranking-en-noun-LAmDixa9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 79 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 80 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 83 4

Verb

IPA: /ˈpɹæŋkɪŋ/, [pɹeɪŋkɪŋ] [æ-tensing]
Rhymes: -æŋkɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} pranking
  1. present participle and gerund of prank Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: prank
    Sense id: en-pranking-en-verb-4xrsmngs

Inflected forms

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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
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      "ipa": "/ˈpɹæŋkɪŋ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[pɹeɪŋkɪŋ]",
      "tags": [
        "æ-tensing"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æŋkɪŋ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pranking"
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "glosses": [
        "A showy adornment."
      ],
      "id": "en-pranking-en-noun-PH~byBf1",
      "links": [
        [
          "showy",
          "showy"
        ],
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          "adornment",
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        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic) A showy adornment."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ]
    },
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          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
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        },
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          "ref": "1933, The Commonweal, volume 19, page 241:",
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        }
      ],
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      ],
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          "monkeyshine",
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        ],
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          "dido",
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        ]
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        "(archaic) The playing of pranks or tricks; monkeyshines, didoes."
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    },
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        "æ-tensing"
      ]
    },
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      "rhymes": "-æŋkɪŋ"
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        "A showy adornment."
      ],
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        "(archaic) A showy adornment."
      ],
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        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
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              161,
              170
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          "ref": "1933, The Commonweal, volume 19, page 241:",
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      ],
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      ],
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          "trick",
          "trick"
        ],
        [
          "monkeyshine",
          "monkeyshine"
        ],
        [
          "dido",
          "dido"
        ]
      ],
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        "(archaic) The playing of pranks or tricks; monkeyshines, didoes."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpɹæŋkɪŋ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[pɹeɪŋkɪŋ]",
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        "æ-tensing"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æŋkɪŋ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pranking"
}

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