- 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
Wait a minute, was the New York Times punning with its Wordle on Veteran’s Day?
From Slate ● Nov. 30, 2022
The punning, exuberant text results in a genuinely German version, a “Hamilton” eminently, entirely at home in the language.
From New York Times ● Oct. 7, 2022
There were heraldic devices worked or stamped on the sides—enormous Mack eagles with two heads perhaps, or wyverns, or lances, or oak trees, or punning signs which referred to the names of the owners.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
