jesting
present participle ofjest
jest
verb[I]
uk/dʒest/us/dʒest/to say somethingintendedto befunny:
Would I jestaboutsomething soimportant?
Humour & humorous
- amusingly
- barrel
- blackly
- bone dryidiom
- bring
- broadness
- facetious
- hilarious
- jocular
- joker
- jokester
- non-serious
- photobomb
- photobombing
- playfully
- playfulness
- rib-tickling
- ridiculous
- uproarious
- wag
Examplesofjesting
jesting
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Butjestingapart, the complexity of the motor car is not an answer here.
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I have beenjesting, but there is a serious issue.
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I know that people werejestingwhen they talked about the local community centre, but they have a good point in respect of rural areas.
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There is a serious point to myjesting.
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He would find that this was no laughing matter and no subject forjesting.
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I do not tell that story in anyjestingsense.
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One should not jest about that because the matter is too serious forjesting.
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Surely he was justjesting.
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Energy was replaced by trance, the dynamic with the static, happyjestinghumour with bitter and glum satire.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Briefly, he contends that nojestingis lawful but what is medicinal, and restorative of spirits for nobler thoughts.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Concealed satire and openjestingare the combined elements of this work.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thejestinglyrics of the mid-18th century would assume a material and patriotic significance by the end of the 19th century.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Though amusing, some complained that thisjestingnevertheless did little to further the cause for keeping the line open.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In majority of the cases, ragging implies that seniors mocking andjestingat freshers.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He lovesjesting, has a cheerful personality and his behaviour, which includes frequenting shops, is uncharacteristic of a hospital director.
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