- Types Of Speech
- You can use punning as a noun in a sentence.
- About Punning
- A 2 syllables noun and 7 letters with the letters g, i, n, p, and u, 5 consonants, 2 vowels and 2 syllables with the middle letter n. Punning starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters p, pu, pun, punn, punni, and the ending characters are g, ng, ing, ning, nning, . Punning is also a double consonant (nn) word. View the double consonant words list.
- Definition
- A humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her"
- Scrabble
- Is punning a scrabble word? A 10 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
- Pig Latin
- Punning in Pig Latin is said as "unningpay or unningpway".
- Unigram
- p | u | n | n | i | n | g
- Bigram
- pu | un | nn | ni | in | ng
- Trigram
- pun | unn | nni | nin | ing
- Quadrigram
- punn | unni | nnin | ning
- Word Gram
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abuse Of Terms | |
| Acrostic | verse in which certain letters such as the first in each line form a word or message |
| Alliterate | use alliteration as a form of poetry |
| Alliteration | use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse "around the rock the ragged rascal ran" |
| Ambiguity | unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning |
| Amphibologism | |
| Amphibology | an ambiguous grammatical construction e.g., `they are flying planes'' can mean either that someone is flying planes or that something is flying planes |
| Amphiboly | an ambiguous grammatical construction e.g., `they are flying planes'' can mean either that someone is flying planes or that something is flying planes |
| Anagram | a word or phrase spelled by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase |
| Antic |
View all cognitive synonyms for Punning
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Punning | a humorous play on words "I do it for the pun of it" "his constant punning irritated her" |
View English words with the unique letters used in punning. Words With The Letters Ginpu
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Pun | a humorous play on words "I do it for the pun of it" "his constant punning irritated her" |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Fun | activities that are enjoyable or amusing "I do it for the fun of it" "he is fun to have around" |
| Play | the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully |
| Sport | an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition |
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giving Up (9 letters) | |||||
| Upending (8 letters) | 12 +2 | 17 +1 | upending | ||
| Expunging (9 letters) | 20 +10 | 26 +10 | expunging | ||
| Cupping (7 letters) | 14 +4 | 20 +4 | cupping | ||
| Puffing (7 letters) | 16 +6 | 20 +4 | puffing | ||
| Penguin (7 letters) | 10 | 15 | penguin | ||
| Zip Gun (7 letters) | |||||
| Punning (7 letters) | 10 | 16 | punning | ||
| Pudding (7 letters) | 12 +2 | 16 | pudding | ||
| Pugin (5 letters) | 8 | 12 | pugin | ||
| Wiping Up (9 letters) | |||||
| Upping (6 letters) | 11 +1 | 16 | ginppu | ||
| Paying Up (9 letters) | |||||
| Gauping (7 letters) | 11 +1 | 16 | gauping | ||
| Given Up (8 letters) | |||||
| Buying Up (9 letters) | |||||
| Duping (6 letters) | 10 | 14 | duping | ||
| Unpenning (9 letters) | 12 +2 | 19 +3 | unpenning | ||
| Pinguefy (8 letters) | 17 +7 | 20 +4 | pinguefy |
Punning Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With P
- Ends With G
- Spelled With / Contains Letters
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