- present participle of joke.
joking
Example Sentences
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During her internal affairs interviews, Burgos denied providing information to other agencies, saying it was clear from her laughter on the recording that she was joking.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
He may be joking, but the album's focus on Tunes You Can Sing™ is entirely deliberate.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
Garland officiated at the Nantucket, Mass., wedding, joking at one point that when he told Wilkinson to improve her relations with the press, this wasn’t what he meant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
He described attempting the keto diet as a “near-psychotic event” brought on by sugar withdrawal, joking that giving someone in his position that much irritability could have geopolitical consequences.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
Macon had been joking about making up for lost time, but in another way, that described exactly what she was doing.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
