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Meaning of "half-jokingly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HALF-JOKINGLY

half-jokingly  [ˌhɑːfˈdʒəʊkɪŋlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HALF-JOKINGLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Half-Jokingly is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES HALF-JOKINGLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of half-jokingly in the English dictionary

The definition of half-jokingly in the dictionary is in a half-joking manner.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HALF-JOKINGLY


achingly
ˈeɪkɪŋlɪ
breathtakingly
ˈbrɛθteɪkɪŋlɪ
chokingly
ˈtʃəʊkɪŋlɪ
creakingly
ˈkriːkɪŋlɪ
heartbreakingly
ˈhɑːtˌbreɪkɪŋlɪ
jokingly
ˈdʒəʊkɪŋlɪ
kingly
ˈkɪŋlɪ
mockingly
ˈmɒkɪŋlɪ
painstakingly
ˈpeɪnzteɪkɪŋlɪ
provokingly
prəˈvəʊkɪŋlɪ
quakingly
ˈkweɪkɪŋlɪ
shockingly
ˈʃɒkɪŋlɪ
shrinkingly
ˈʃrɪŋkɪŋlɪ
smirkingly
ˈsmɜːkɪŋlɪ
soakingly
ˈsəʊkɪŋlɪ
squeakingly
ˈskwiːkɪŋlɪ
strikingly
ˈstraɪkɪŋlɪ
takingly
ˈteɪkɪŋlɪ
unblinkingly
ˌʌnˈblɪŋkɪŋlɪ
unthinkingly
ʌnˈθɪŋkɪŋlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HALF-JOKINGLY

half-hitch
half-hoping
half-hose
half-hour
half-hourly
half-human
half-hunter
half-inch
half-jack
half-joking
half-leather
half-length
half-lie
half-life
half-light
half-line
half-mad
half-marathon
half-mast
half-mile

WORDS THAT END LIKE HALF-JOKINGLY

accordingly
amazingly
astonishingly
correspondingly
exceedingly
increasingly
interestingly
irritatingly
knowingly
livingly
lovingly
overwhelmingly
seemingly
sickeningly
singly
sparingly
strongly
stunningly
surprisingly
unknowingly
willingly

Synonyms and antonyms of half-jokingly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «half-jokingly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HALF-JOKINGLY

Find out the translation of half-jokingly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of half-jokingly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «half-jokingly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

半开玩笑地
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

medio en broma
570 millions of speakers

English

half-jokingly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आधे मजाक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نصف مازحا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

полушутя
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

meio de brincadeira
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অর্ধ রহস্যচ্ছলে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

en plaisantant à moitié
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Setengah bercanda
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

halb im Scherz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

冗談半分で
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

반 농담
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Setengah jokingly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nửa đùa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அரை நகைச்சுவையாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अर्ध्या विनोदाने
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

şakayla karışık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

serio e il faceto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pół żartem
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

напівжартома
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pe jumătate în glumă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χαριτολογώντας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

half- skertsend
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

halv-skämt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

halvt spøkefullt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of half-jokingly

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HALF-JOKINGLY»

The term «half-jokingly» is normally little used and occupies the 114.713 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HALF-JOKINGLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «half-jokingly» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «half-jokingly» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about half-jokingly

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HALF-JOKINGLY»

Discover the use of half-jokingly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to half-jokingly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Yoga Journal
Sharon. half-jokingly. calls. New. York. City. "Kali. Ma. in. all. her. raiment!" the Headstand nurtures a state of imagination, bhavana, that is essential for a developing spiritual practice, for example. How the practice of yoga ...
2
The Skilled Negotiator: Mastering the Language of Engagement
... them with a unique perspective on time. When Mao Zedong was asked what he thought of the French Revolution, he. replied,. only. half-jokingly,. “It's. too. soon. to. tell.”5. Germans and Americans tend to be more monochronic in their ...
Kathleen Reardon, 2004
3
Launching Europe: An Ethnography of European Cooperation in ...
I remarked, half jokingly, that I had no idea that space science could be such a dangerous profession or that people were expected to give up their lives in their commitment to it. My comment was entertained half seriously and half jokingly, and ...
Stacia E. Zabusky, 2011
4
Drugs for Life: How Pharmaceutical Companies Define Our Health
And that's led some cardiologists, half-jokingly, to say this is something that ought to be in the water supply. (Today, December 8, 2000) “Some of my colleagues feel [statins] should be put in the water supply,” said David A. Drachman, ...
Joseph Dumit, 2012
5
In the Face of Fear: The True Story of the Weisz Family
Again, she was desolate. All around her were sights that graced post cards, yet she was oblivious to it all. She half jokingly told herself she should go to the Bastille and stay there. Not so half jokingly she briefly considered throwing herself into ...
Thomas Weisz, 2009
6
Baker's Dozen: In 13 Days, Justin Baker and the World Will ...
Leah said this half jokingly, which means obviously she was half serious, and this is about how everyone communicates in high school. You tell a girl she's hot and you want to date her, and you tag on a simple, “just kidding” eliminating any ...
Joshua Matthew Moorhead, 2005
7
Making the Geologic Now: Responses to Material Conditions of ...
Only half—jokingly, though, because there are a few legitimate reasons why it's apt to think of urban snow dumps as glaciers. First, there's their spectacular bulk and durability: the Bayside glacier can grow to a height of several stories, rising ...
Elizabeth Ann Ellsworth, Elizabeth Ellsworth (Editor), Jamie Kruse (Editor), Reg Beatty (Designer), Jamie Kruse, 2013
8
The Morning Post
She did not appear as cheerful as in the past, even though she was the one who asked to go along on grounds half-jokingly because “I like to see your village once again before I become Mandir's wife.” Many a time she dared not mention ...
Abdul Samad Said, 2009
9
They Grow Down So Darn Fast
Emily then, only half-jokingly, said to me, in response. “Okay, then, great! You'll take Carol Anne starting Monday, and I'll take her to work with me starting the following Monday, although, after what you just said, you might just want to take her ...
William J. Smith, 2012
10
The Ten Things to Do When Your Life Falls Apart: An ...
Without skipping a beat, I said half-jokingly, “I'd like to go to Paris for the weekend .” The gentleman in question said half-jokingly in returnthat,unfortunately, hehadtobeinNewYorkfor a meeting on Monday morning, and that, sadly, ...
Daphne Rose Kingma, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HALF-JOKINGLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term half-jokingly is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The Eck Factor :: The Story Behind the WWE Championship Belt …
I half-jokingly asked if he was going to take the belt with him to the All-Star Game at Citi Field in New York. Jones liked the idea and said he ... «SportsBlog.com, Jul 15»
2
Sprint CEO making minority employment a priority
He ended his remarks like any true salesman, half-jokingly pitching the audience to aid the cause by becoming Sprint customers. Sprint was ... «RCR Wireless News, Jul 15»
3
Jenkins: Champs need clean slate, West says - SFGate
“Everyone'll panic,” he said, half-jokingly. “Trust me, the West is gonna be better. We crept up on an awful lot of people last year. Now they'll be ... «SFGate, Jul 15»
4
Jenkins: Champs need clean slate, West says
“Everyone'll panic,” he said, half-jokingly. “Trust me, the West is gonna be better. We crept up on an awful lot of people last year. Now they'll be ... «San Francisco Chronicle, Jul 15»
5
Jokowi's cabinet lacks collective responsibility – Johannes Nugroho …
Half-jokingly, the president told his audience that it was the media that had “first used the word reshuffle,” while all he had asked from his ... «The Malaysian Insider, Jul 15»
6
Greek Crisis: EU reaches ageement on new Greek bailout | The …
Tusk added, half-jokingly, "One can say that we have 'agreekment'. Leaders have agreed in principle that they are ready to start negotiations ... «TheParliamentMagazine.eu, Jul 15»
7
Tom Cruise seems to think it's his 'Mission' to...
Cruise decided to undertake the effort after McQuarrie, in planning the latest adventures of the franchise's Ethan Hunt & Co., half-jokingly ... «HamiltonNews, Jul 15»
8
Company targeted following onwer's tweet
... following a tweet on June 30, the day of a “Yes” rally on Syntagma Square ahead of the July 5 referendum, in which, allegedly half-jokingly, ... «Kathimerini, Jul 15»
9
The influence of social-gravitational forces - World Socialist Web Site
(To an interviewer's question, “Why a locksmith?,” Green responded half-jokingly that “my buddy Tom McCarthy was already making a movie ... «World Socialist Web Site, Jul 15»
10
Bernie Sanders isn't going away: What his surprising poll numbers …
“I told someone, half-jokingly, if the presidential election were held in Vermont, Massachusetts, northern California and New York City, Bernie ... «Salon, Jul 15»

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