What does wisecracking mean?
Wisecracking means Making many wisecracks..
Wisecracking
Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Meaning
Making many wisecracks..
Definitions by Sense
- Making many wisecracks.
- present participle and gerund of wisecrack
Example Sentences
a wisecracking narrator
In his new animated film, Jerry Seinfeld plays Barry B. Benson, a wisecracking, moony-eyed, charmingly petulant New York honeybee who doesn't want to spend his days as a worker bee stuck on the honeymaking assembly line.
Synonyms for wisecracking
Antonyms for wisecracking
Related Words
Word Forms
- more wisecracking
- most wisecracking
Usage Notes
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a wisecracking narrator
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