Dictionary Entry
To tell a joke; to talk in a playful manner; to make fun of something or someone.
In a Sentence
“Surely you jest!”
Origin
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Common Phrases
. jestingpilate jestingtone jestingmanner jesting
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Antonyms
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Poetry examples for “jesting”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →That sent the simple heart a-fooling;
Mere jesting in an earnest way,
Deceiving on and still deceiving;
Read full poem →Marching still with bleeding feet,
Bleeding feet and jesting--
Marching from the judgment throne