Punning

verb

/ˈpʌnɪŋ/

Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.verbTo beat; strike with force; to ram; to pound, as in a mortar; reduce to powder, to pulverize.

2.verbTo make or tell a pun; to make a play on words.

"We punned about the topic until all around us groaned."

3.nounThe action of the verb to pun.

4.adjectiveThat makes or uses a pun.

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