pranked; pranking
1
transitive
: to play a trick or prank on (someone)
… you feel shock, dismay, then anger as it dawns on you that you've been pranked …—
Lucius Shepard
Lucius ShepardOn the day of the ceremony, a stuntwoman pal, dressed to look like Swanson, kicked things off by pranking the audience and falling down a flight of stairs. (The crowd went from gasping to laughing once the ruse was revealed.)—Lorenzo Benet
Lorenzo Benet2
pranked; pranking; pranks
: to show oneself off
: to dress or adorn gaily or showily
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Examples of prank in a Sentence
Noun
He enjoys playing pranks on his friends.
as a prank, several students managed to change all the classroom clocks to different times
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2024
Some of those difficulties were depicted in a recent exhibition of his paintings at Idyllwild Arts School in California, where among other painful incidents, he was left behind in freezing weather miles from home by his brother in a malicious prank.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024
Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2024
Andy Samberg is reliving the memories of pranking Colin Jost — wanna come with?
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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Noun
In Tapped Out, which is hosted by Nella Rose and has featured the likes of Love Island star Chloe Burrows, celebs are pushed to their limits with tricky prank challenges that feature chaotic twists.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2024
Some of those difficulties were depicted in a recent exhibition of his paintings at Idyllwild Arts School in California, where among other painful incidents, he was left behind in freezing weather miles from home by his brother in a malicious prank.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024
Verb
His fiancée, Suki Waterhouse, recently pranked him for Elle magazine segment by telling him over the phone that she’s been asked to host Love Is Blind.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2024
Andy Samberg is reliving the memories of pranking Colin Jost — wanna come with?
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Prank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prank. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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