jesting in English

verb
1
speak or act in a joking manner.
you jest, surely?
synonyms:fool aroundplay a practical joketeasekidpull someone's legpull/jerk/yank someone's chainhave someone onfunjokequipgagtell jokescrack jokeswisecrack
adjective
verb

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Below are sample sentences containing the word "jesting" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "jesting", or refer to the context using the word "jesting" in the English Dictionary.

1. Abhor Obscene Jesting

2. I am far jesting.

3. He is fond of jesting.

4. ◆ Shun unclean speech and obscene jesting

5. Do not mind, he is jesting.

6. She has fond of jesting.

7. This is no jesting matter.

8. He is awfully fond of jesting.

9. By all means shun obscene jesting!

10. There is no jesting in war.

11. But of course you are jesting.

12. It is ill jesting with edged tools.

13. Today obscene jesting is mostly sex-oriented.

14. He enjoyed drinking and jesting with his cronies.

15. Stop jesting and be serious for a moment!

16. Obscene jesting is shocking language intended to amuse others.

17. Throughout the interview she kept her temper perfectly , laughing and jesting.

18. 25 The cloud of spectators followed, jesting , in a paroxysm of delight.

19. The cloud of spectators followed, jesting , in a paroxysm of delight.

20. She sensed that underneath his jesting ways there ran true feeling.

21. We are not jesting; This is the inevitable trend of the war.

22. Heedless of everyone's jesting remarks, Fang put down his glass and followed her.

23. What is truth? said jesting Pilate and would not stay for an answer.

24. 50 synonyms for Banter: joking, kidding, ribbing, teasing, jeering, quipping, mockery, derision, jesting

25. A cloud rested on my mind, which was occasioned by talking and jesting.

26. Banter refers to a form of jesting or to the act of exchanging joking repartee

27. Synonyms for Bantering include ribbing, rallying, razzing, kidding, joshing, jesting, funning, fooling, chaffing and quizzical

28. "Do I look as if I am jesting?" she asked, her face pale and tense.

29. Synonyms for Bants include banter, repartee, jesting, joking, raillery, badinage, joshing, kidding, persiflage and ribbing

30. Obscene jesting is featured in many movies as well as in television and radio programs.

31. As I rapidly ascertained - I have always been a quick Ascertainer - the English Mafia was not jesting

32. Synonyms for Buffoonery include clowning, tomfoolery, clownery, foolery, hijinks, horseplay, jesting, monkeying, monkeyshines and nonsense

33. She is equally capable of defending her marriage, jesting Bawdily with Iago, and responding with …

34. Neither filthiness , nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.

35. The tenderness of lovers can ill brook the least jesting with the names of their mistresses.

36. Answer: Coarse jesting and crude joking are attempts to elicit laughs by crossing a line into impropriety

37. ‘Literature is filled with Companionable, often jesting and jawboning mates, an endless procession of Nicks and Noras and Mr

38. Ephesians 5:4 nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, or jesting, which are not Befitting: but rather giving of thanks.(ASV)

39. (Colossians 3:8) He also said that “obscene jesting” should “not even be mentioned among” true Christians. —Ephesians 5:3, 4.

40. These include such God-dishonoring works as lying, stealing, abusive speech, unwholesome talk about sex, shameful conduct, obscene jesting, and drunkenness.

41. But the carefree spirit of foolish jesting and frivolous laughter that such entertainment engenders is not to be confused with genuine joy.

42. The baptism site would not be a proper place for jesting, playing, swimming, or other conduct that would detract from the seriousness of the occasion.

43. Joking, kidding (informal), ribbing (informal), teasing, jeering, quipping, mockery, derision, jesting, chaff, pleasantry, repartee, wordplay, joshing, badinage, chaffing, raillery, persiflage She heard them exchanging good-natured Banter.