Kid (Verb)
Meaning 1
Be silly or tease one another; "After we relaxed, we just kidded around".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The friends spent their evening at the beach just kidding around and having a good time.
- She was always kidding around with her siblings when they were younger.
- He likes to kid around on the job to help lighten the mood.
- Everyone in the group started kidding around as the movie credits rolled.
- During the lunch break, coworkers could be heard kidding around in the break room.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Tell false information to for fun; "Are you pulling my leg?".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- I told him it was raining cats and dogs outside just to kid him, but he actually fell for it.
- Stop kidding me and tell me the real reason why you're running late.
- Are you kidding me, you expect me to believe you just happened to meet your favorite celebrity on the bus?
- My brother always tries to kid me that he's a master of chess, but I know he's just making it up as he goes along.
- My little cousin started kidding the whole family that she saw a giant spider in the corner, and everyone except Grandma actually bought into it.