joking
Example Sentences
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At first, I thought people were joking when they said he’d married a Winnebago.
From Literature
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"He, at one point, was laughing and joking about how much fun he was having with the testing and said: 'We can be married. I'm gay, but that doesn't matter,'" she told the court.
From BBC
"With having so much gear it is kind of more difficult to get to and from places," he said, joking that his outfit was "very heavy".
From BBC
In Season 19 of “America’s Got Talent,” the comedian won over audiences by joking about how American movies about Africa often confuse Africans, asking, “Why do the lions have American accents?”
From Los Angeles Times
He seemed chipper, joking with the other leaders of his administration at the table.
From Los Angeles Times
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