Thesaurus results for JAPING

japing

verb

present participle of jape

as in joking

to make jokes the characters in Oscar Wilde's plays jape with a readiness and sophistication that is rarely, if ever, encountered in real life

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The three were smiling and joking, seemingly unaware of any impending attack, the images indicate.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026
The au naturel prix-fixes ignited controversy the moment the restaurant’s flyer started circulating on social media in late June, with most chatter ranging from joking to serious, bawdy to scandalized.

— Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026

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Mamdani has said nobody should throw snowballs at cops — jesting that the public should throw them at him instead — but does not see it as a criminal matter.

— Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 25 Feb. 2026
So much so that a cheeky George Clooney let loose a certain four-letter word while jesting about a fellow actor.

— KiMi Robinson, USA Today, 10 Jan. 2026

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