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Punned | Punning

Punned meaning

simple past and past participle of pun

Using Punned

  • The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of pun

Context around Punned

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 0 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

words 1×

Often after:

upon 2×

Sentence patterns with Punned

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

of the punned upon fish 1× the words punned upon 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

for example in 1× sam isaacs trademark 1×

Common sentence endings:

fish in question 1× words punned upon 1×

Words around Punned

Just before it in the word index:

punky 19 punkwrestler 2 punkt 2 punks 79 punkish 2 punkin 2

Just after it in the word index:

punnet 5 punnett 3 punniest 2 punning 17 punny 10 puno 10

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Punned

  • In this selection, "punned" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 25.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, words and upon stand out and add context to how "punned" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include of the punned upon fish and the words punned upon. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "punned" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with punned

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Sam Isaacs' trademark was the phrase "This is the Plaice ", combined with a picture of the punned-upon fish in question. (21 words)

For example, in Chinese, a pun may be based on a similarity in shape of the written character, despite a complete lack of phonetic similarity in the words punned upon. (30 words)

Longer example sentences

For example, in Chinese, a pun may be based on a similarity in shape of the written character, despite a complete lack of phonetic similarity in the words punned upon. (30 words)

Sam Isaacs' trademark was the phrase "This is the Plaice ", combined with a picture of the punned-upon fish in question. (21 words)

Example sentences (2)

For example, in Chinese, a pun may be based on a similarity in shape of the written character, despite a complete lack of phonetic similarity in the words punned upon.

Sam Isaacs' trademark was the phrase "This is the Plaice ", combined with a picture of the punned-upon fish in question.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "punned" in a sentence?
An example: "For example, in Chinese, a pun may be based on a similarity in shape of the written character, despite a complete lack of phonetic similarity in the words punned upon." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "punned" from authentic English texts.
What does "punned" mean?
Punned means: simple past and past participle of pun
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Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "punned", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.