leg-pulling

1. 1.

   as a joke: trying to make somebody believe something that is not true

   Synonymsleg-pull

   Broaderjest

Questions about leg-pulling

What does leg-pulling mean?

leg-pulling means "as a joke: trying to make somebody believe something that is not true".

How many syllables are in leg-pulling?

leg-pulling has 3 syllables and divides as leg--pul-ling under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for leg-pulling?

Close synonyms include leg-pull. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.