half-joking
said, done, or acting in a seemingly jokey manner, but with some serious intent
Derived forms of half-joking
- half-jokingly, adverb
Words Nearby half-joking
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How to use half-joking in a sentence
I was, she diagnosed, half joking and half horrified, a “digital hoarder.”
And, quite frankly, “the women were running out,” he said, half-joking.
“We can blame Carrie Bradshaw for this,” says Shaunaq Arora, half-joking; his sigh tinged with the cloudy breath of his Gauloises.
How Brooklyn Invaded Paris—Next Stop, the World | Brandon Presser | October 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTShe added, only half joking, “The next 11 years will be my turn.”
Haley Barbour's Wife Vetoes 2012 Presidential Bid | Jill Lawrence | April 26, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTDetroiters, now erecting a Robocop statue as a half-joking, half-serious morale boost, may want to consider bronzing Mulally next.
The CEO Hail Mary: A Scorecard on Corporate Change Agents | Nick Summers | March 1, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
Later, I think, he regretted this, and made some half-joking overtures to have his letters returned.
The Dragon's Secret | Augusta Huiell SeamanShe spoke in a half joking tone, but I feel sure that were I to write word I had found one desirable, it would give her pleasure.
East Lynne | Mrs. Henry WoodOne can imagine him laughing in his delightful hearty way, half joking, half caressing.
Castle Rackrent | Maria Edgeworth"All correct, sir," said Sonny laughingly, and with a half-joking salute.
Air Men o' War | Boyd Cable"Quite so," answered the other in his careless, half-joking style.
Miss Ravenel's conversion from secession to loyalty | J. W. de Forest
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