"wisecracking" meaning in English

See wisecracking in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more wisecracking [comparative], most wisecracking [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} wisecracking (comparative more wisecracking, superlative most wisecracking)
  1. Making many wisecracks.
    Sense id: en-wisecracking-en-adj-58xq9Ywc

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} wisecracking
  1. present participle and gerund of wisecrack Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: wisecrack
    Sense id: en-wisecracking-en-verb-gXoqXAsy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96

Alternative forms

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