verb
- present participle of droll; to say or do something in a droll manner; to jest or joke in a dry, witty way
Usage: often used in continuous or progressive forms
adjective
- amusing in an odd, whimsical, or dry way; comical in an understated manner
Usage: informal; often describes behavior, remarks, or situations
Examples
- He was drolling about his mishaps at the grocery store, making everyone laugh.
- Her drolling comments during the meeting lightened the tense atmosphere.
- The comedian's drolling delivery made even the simplest jokes hilarious.
- He kept drolling on about his cat's peculiar habits.
- She had a drolling way of pointing out the absurdities of everyday life.
- The drolling tone of the narrator made the story more entertaining.
- They were drolling back and forth, trading witty remarks.