"jesting" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɛstɪŋ/ Forms: more jesting [comparative], most jesting [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} jesting (comparative more jesting, superlative most jesting)
  1. facetious
    Sense id: en-jesting-en-adj-8xdEFrX5
  2. humorous
    Sense id: en-jesting-en-adj-KD3rofOl
  3. playful; mocking
    Sense id: en-jesting-en-adj-fLjiS8cp
  4. jeering
    Sense id: en-jesting-en-adj-MpB4rFZN

Noun

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɛstɪŋ/ Forms: jestings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} jesting (countable and uncountable, plural jestings)
  1. joking Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-jesting-en-noun-Z8KCAeIP
  2. bantering; ridicule Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-jesting-en-noun-hZ5vA65c
  3. mocking Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-jesting-en-noun-KT7Fbydi

Verb

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɛstɪŋ/
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} jesting
  1. present participle and gerund of jest Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: jest Related terms: jesting-stock
    Sense id: en-jesting-en-verb-jy92ta8C Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 2 4 4 10 4 4 70

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for jesting meaning in English (2.2kB)

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