wisecracked; wisecracking; wisecracks
: to make a wisecrack
wisecracker
noun
Examples of wisecrack in a Sentence
Noun
Someone in the theater was making wisecracks during the entire movie.
a whispered wisecrack doubled them over in laughter
Verb
wisecracked to hide his nervousness during the auditions
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Ars Technica, 13 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, Grace provides plenty of comic relief as the jittery prisoner who manages to make snarky wisecracks even while on the verge of dying.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Jan. 2025
Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 15 Mar. 2025
With James Austin Johnson returning as a free-range Trump and Mike Myers reprising his role as Musk hovering near the president like a wisecracking helicopter parent, the show followed the money.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 9 Mar. 2025
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Noun
And outside of fighting, your companions are always ready to offer some welcome contextual wisecracks or pithy advice in all manner of situations.
—Ars Technica, 13 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, Grace provides plenty of comic relief as the jittery prisoner who manages to make snarky wisecracks even while on the verge of dying.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Jan. 2025
Verb
Ars Video In the movie, Michelle and Cosmo reluctantly join forces with a smuggler named Keats (Chris Pratt) and his wisecracking robot sidekick, Herman (Anthony Mackie).
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 15 Mar. 2025
With James Austin Johnson returning as a free-range Trump and Mike Myers reprising his role as Musk hovering near the president like a wisecracking helicopter parent, the show followed the money.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 9 Mar. 2025
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“Wisecrack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wisecrack. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.
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