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Punning

/ˈpʌnɪŋ/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:10 ptsWWF:16 pts7 letters

Definition of Punning

verb

  1. To beat; strike with force; to ram; to pound, as in a mortar; reduce to powder, to pulverize.
  2. To make or tell a pun; to make a play on words.

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

noun

  1. The action of the verb to pun.

adjective

  1. That makes or uses a pun.

Anagrams of Punning

Words You Can Make

15 words can be made from the letters in "punning":

5-LETTER WORDS

unpin

4-LETTER WORDS

pingpung

Related Word Patterns

PU...Words starting with "pu"...NGWords ending with "ng"All 7-letter wordsUnscramble "punning"

Rhyming Words

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