- present participle of joke.
joking
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When she floated the idea that AI might solve it one day, the suggestion was so preposterous that he thought she was joking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
When Miller saw a comment from actor Antonio Cipriano, saying he "needed this song", he sent him a message suggesting he feature on a recording – then "panicked" and added "haha, joking".
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
He was joking with people around on Twitter and stuff like that.
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026
Social media is full of videos joking about middle-aged parents dropping everything when they hear a few notes from the game's familiar ocarina melodies.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Only last night she was joking about roora.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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