funning

Engaging in jest

Funning is joking or teasing in a playful way: I'm just funning with you.

The usage is informal and somewhat regional, more common in Southern American English.

Someone who is funning isn't being serious—they're having a bit of fun at another's expense without malice.

joking

jest

Humorous remark or act

  • japeMocking trick or quip
  • prankPlayful trick on someone
  • quipBrief, clever remark

wisecrack · banter · gag · one-liner · wordplay · parody · satire · irony · ridicule · lampoon

teasing

ribbing

Affectionate verbal teasing

badinage · needling · goading · razzing · kidding · mocking · taunting · jibe · gibe · heckling

playfulness

frolic

Lighthearted playful movement

  • rompPlayful, spirited activity
  • caperPrank or pickled bud
  • larkSongbird or escapade

antics · whimsy · frivolity · horseplay · skylarking · rollick · merrymaking · gambol · escapade · monkeyshines

merriment

laughter

Vocal expression of amusement

  • gaietyLively, exuberant cheerfulness
  • jovialityHearty, convivial cheerfulness
  • gleeExuberant, often impish delight

cheerfulness · lightheartedness · mirth · revelry · jollity · conviviality · levity · festivity · ebullience · mirthfulness

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Opposites
seriousness of intent

funningleveling

Making flat or equal

telling the truth · meaning business

emotional tone

funninggrieving

Feeling sorrow after loss

mourning · lamenting · agonizing · weeping · brooding

Family

funnily, funniness

Familiarity
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