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
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
Recent Examples on the Web
Jordan Greene, People.com, 26 May 2025
Jax dialed the number to prank call Sanders during the draft.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2025
Jeff Fedotin, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Sanders was drafted by the Cleveland Browns, but received a call that much earlier that pranked him into thinking he was being taken in Round 2.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
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Noun
The couple, who have four kids, loves sharing their love on TikTok, so after the prank, Abbie decided to compile some of the photos together and post them.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 26 May 2025
Jax dialed the number to prank call Sanders during the draft.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2025
Verb
The rookie was always worried Howard, who had a large snake habitat at his home and often played with them, was going to prank him and surprise him with one of his baby pythons.
—Jeff Fedotin, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Sanders was drafted by the Cleveland Browns, but received a call that much earlier that pranked him into thinking he was being taken in Round 2.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
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“Prank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prank. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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