Joking

Examples

• I was a little startled at the nature of the child's amusement, but the father's laughter made me think that perhaps he was joking. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• It was a long way from the friendly joking they had together in the afternoon. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• Sir Leicester and Lady Dedlock, my dear, are not fit subjects for joking. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• You are certainly joking, Holmes. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• Married; you're joking, the Baronet cried, after the first explosion of rage and wonder. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• No; but you're joking, though. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Mr. Holmes, this joking is very ill-timed. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• My dear, you are joking. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• And even Sir John's joking intelligence must have had some weight. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
• I am not joking; I am as serious as possible, said the Rector, with a provoking little inward laugh. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• Oh, yes, I am not joking, he continued, seeing my look of incredulity. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• In the joking commences a rottenness. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• You are surely joking, Mr. Sherlock Holmes. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• You're always joking, said she, smiling as innocently as she could. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• He was pleased then because he was joking and he came back to the girl. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• I think we had better establish a line of princes, uncle, said Maurice in a joking tone. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• I'm only joking! Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• Go on joking, Ann. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• It must be remembered that this was over forty years ago, when there was no popular instruction in electricity, and when its possibilities for practical joking were known to very few. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• To which Mr. Sikes replied, he was joking; as, if he had been sober, there would have been strong reason to suppose he was. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• I remarked that they were only joking, and everybody knows Augustus too well to believe one word he says on these sort of subjects. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• You are joking, Lizzy. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
• Art thou joking? Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• I thought he was joking, for the view was sordid enough, but he soon explained himself. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• But you are joking. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• I am not joking. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• Boultby hoped his sweet Amy was joking; and he did well to make the most and best he could of the evening: for he was never admitted afterwards. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• No, _Ingl閟_, I am not joking. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• You are joking, he said gravely. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• I am joking because I am happy. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.

Typed by Cyril