Pronunciations (2)
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/ˈd͡ʒɛstɪŋ/
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ˈdʒɛstɪŋ
Noun
joking
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- Examples
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Yet in the midst of all her pure protestings, / Her faith, her oaths, her tears and all were jestings.
More examples (1)
What an extraordinary mental delusion jesting is; that sort of laboured vivacity which fancies it is pointed when it is only personal; and more extraordinary still, it is always the resource of stupid people.
bantering; ridicule
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mocking
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Adjective
facetious
humorous
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He will find that these are no jesting matters.
playful; mocking
jeering
Adjective
characterized by jokes and good humor