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• present participle of joke.

joking

Idioms  

1. see all joking aside.

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Explanation

You can describe something that's funny, lighthearted, or flippant as joking. A joking manner can be a good quality in a kids' dentist and a not-so-good quality in a funeral director. A joking birthday card might tease the recipient about his advanced age, and a joking tone in an interviewer's voice keeps the mood light and playful. When you're in a joking mood, you're full of good humor. At the heart of the adjective joking is joke, originally joque, from the Latin iocus, "joke, sport, or pastime."

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Stacey Morris recalled her son joking after school, according to Louisville’s WDRB.

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026

Khan, who won re-election in the 2024 election, paid tribute to Binface for standing, joking the count had made him "work hard for it".

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

But, joking aside, he emphasizes that some of these diseases can be very serious, causing encephalitis, neurological impairment, and death.

From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026

“I found investors who have made joking comments, like: ‘Just don’t sell to Datadog,’ where it’s a little bit tense,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

But when I looked at her face, I could tell she wasn’t joking.

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff