English Explanatory Dictionary

jesting

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. joking
  2. bantering; ridicule
  3. mocking
adj
  1. facetious
  2. humorous
  3. playful; mocking
  4. jeering
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of jest

Pronunciation

/ˈd͡ʒɛstɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-jestig.wav

Word forms

jesting jestings more jesting most jesting

Related words

jesting-stock

Derived words

jestingly unjesting
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