as in joking
marked by or expressive of mild or good-natured teasing
after he confided to his friends that he had a crush on his science lab partner, they made funning comments about the "chemistry" between the two sweethearts
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as in jesting
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as in bantering
to make jokes
just a couple of old friends funning with each other
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Verb
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Nile and Bernard seemed like best friends, always joking and very excited.—
David Browne, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2024
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Not just the kind of vaudevillian two guys joking around with each other on stage, but even just as individual comedians.—
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But when real users interact with it, the system collapses, generating nonsense or failing to handle inputs that deviate from the demo script.—
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Slapping down Putin should mean something, but that pronouncement, like everything Trump utters, is undercut by him spouting nonsense, including about a third term, which his press secretary laughed off yesterday.—
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Always down to gossip and party, Redmond exudes Gemini's energy through his zesty and sarcastic attitude.—
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This is not just a sarcastic take but a practical one.—
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“Funning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funning. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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