joking

Definition of Joking in English :

characterized by jokes and good humor

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Joking

noun

the action of telling funny stories or saying amusing things

Behind all the joking, he's actually a very serious person.

n.

1. Something said or done to evoke laughter or amusement, especially an amusing story with a punch line.

2. A mischievous trick; a prank: played a joke on his roommate.

3. Something that is of ludicrously poor quality: Their delivery service is a joke.

4. Informal

a. Something not to be taken seriously; a triviality: The accident was no joke.

b. An object of amusement or laughter; a laughingstock: His loud tie was the joke of the office.

v. joked, jok·ing, jokes

v.intr.

1. To tell or play jokes; jest.

2. To speak in fun; be facetious: You have to be joking.

v.tr.

To say or write as a joke.