- present participle of pun.
punning
Example Sentences
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The penchant for punning titles hasn’t diminished, however.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
Ms. Goldstein’s punning premise would be meaningless in the languages of Pascal and Kant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
In 2007, they made a series of posters for the New York Art Book Fair, with punning slogans like “What’s the plan, Uzbekistan? I’m your man, Azerbaijan!” or “Men Are From Murmansk/Women Are From Vilnius.”
From New York Times ● Sep. 22, 2022
Jean-Claude Van Damme’s Jean Clawed, Dolph Lundgren’s Svengeance and Danny Trejo’s Stronghold round out the punning group, whose lair is hidden beneath a record store cleverly called Criminal Records.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 28, 2022
That’s why the show is loaded with so many “adult” elements, the constant punning and pop culture references like Monsterpiece Theater or the Samuel Beckett parody “Waiting for Elmo.”
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
