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jokingly

/ˈdʒoʊkɪŋli/ /ˈdʒoʊkɪŋliː/

Meanings
adverb
In a joking manner.

Examples :

"He jokingly suggested we skip our homework and go to the movies instead. "
communication entertainment language

Related Words

Illustration homework

homework noun

/ˈhəʊmˌwɜːk/ /ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/

Work that is done at home, especially school exercises assigned by a teacher.

"You must do your homework before you can watch television."

Illustration he

he noun

/hi/ /heɪː/

The game of tag, or it, in which the player attempting to catch the others is called "he".

"The children playing tag chose "he" to be the person chasing them. "

Illustration instead

instead adverb

/ɪnˈstɛd/

In the place of something (usually mentioned earlier); as a substitute or alternative.

"I was going to go shopping, but I went dancing instead."

Illustration joking

joking verb

/ˈdʒowkɪŋ/

To do or say something for amusement rather than seriously.

"I didn’t mean what I said — I was only joking."

Illustration and

and noun

/ænd/ /ənd/ /ən/

In rhythm, the second half of a divided beat.

"The drummer emphasized the ands in the song, making the rhythm very clear. "

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suggested verb

/səˈdʒɛstɪd/ /səɡˈdʒɛstɪd/

To imply but stop short of saying explicitly.

"Are you suggesting that I killed my wife?"

Illustration we

we pronoun

/wiː/ /wi/

(personal) The speakers/writers, or the speaker/writer and at least one other person (not the person being addressed). (This is the exclusive we.)

"We are going to the park after school today. "

Illustration in

in noun

/ɪn/ /ən/ /ɘn/

A position of power or influence, or a way to get it.

"His parents got him an in with the company."

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration movies

movies noun

/ˈmuːviz/

A recorded sequence of images displayed on a screen at a rate sufficiently fast to create the appearance of motion.

"We like to watch movies together as a family on Friday nights. "

Illustration skip

skip noun

/skɪp/

A leaping, jumping or skipping movement.

"The children's skipping rope was a rhythmic, joyful skip. "

Illustration manner

manner noun

/ˈmænə/ /ˈmænɚ/

Mode of action; way of performing or doing anything

"My sister learned to write in a very careful manner. "