jesting — Английский словарь

Существительное

1. joking

   Употребление

   • исчисляемое
   • неисчисляемое

   Примеры

   Yet in the midst of all her pure protestings, / Her faith, her oaths, her tears and all were jestings.

   Другие примеры (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.

2. bantering; ridicule

   Употребление

   • исчисляемое
   • неисчисляемое

3. mocking

   Употребление

   • исчисляемое
   • неисчисляемое

Прилагательное

1. facetious

2. humorous

   Примеры

   He will find that these are no jesting matters.

3. playful; mocking

4. jeering

Прилагательное

1. characterized by jokes and good humor

   Синонимы

   jocosejocularjoking