pranking

English

Verb

pranking

1. present participle and gerund of prank

Noun

pranking (plural prankings)

1. (archaic) A showy adornment.
2. (archaic) The playing of pranks; tomfoolery.
   • 1933, The Commonweal, volume 19, page 241:

     So they have trooped forth to organize village down-and-outs and ne'er-do-wells into would-be combat units. If this is the case, then like most other collegiate prankings, the show has turned out to be both trite and puny, deceiving no one […]