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adjective

Definition of jestingnext
as in joking
marked by or expressive of mild or good-natured teasing made jesting comments about my need for serious fashion advice

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jesting

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noun

as in joke
good-natured teasing or exchanging of clever remarks lots of laughter and elbow-nudging jesting at family reunions

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jesting

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verb

present participle of jest
as in bantering
to make jokes when I asked my sister for a loan, she laughingly replied, "Surely you jest!"

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jesting
  1. joke
  2. joking
  3. sarcastic
  4. laugh
  5. raillery
  6. banter
  7. badinage
  8. repartee
Noun
  • Disney vetoed one joke from being in Deadpool & Wolverine, and now fans finally know what was deemed too-far for the studio.
    Benjamin VanHoose, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
  • But an anonymous source cited by TMZ said the comments Foxx made about Combs were part of the comedy routine, and a joke.
    Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of joke
Verb
  • The caption read in joking reference to the upcoming spooky holiday.
    Escher Walcott, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Of course, Lowe was only joking.
    David Chiu, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
Definition of joking
Adjective
  • The comment quickly spread like wildfire online, causing much confusion about if his comment was sarcastic or a dig at the country crooner.
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 22 Nov. 2024
  • While the main cast all reprised their roles, Rapp’s Leighton Murray, the ultra-wealthy, sarcastic sorority girl whose journey of self-discovery was central to the first two seasons, is bidding her farewell.
    Jordana Comiter, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of sarcastic
Noun
  • Videos from the glam affair also show Apple and her dad adorably dancing together and sharing laughs, while others showed the family posing for photos together and Apple and her mom sharing a hug on the dance floor.
    Hedy Phillips, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
  • But outside of the laughs that the original web series generated, soft rock during the 1970s and 1980s was a very creative time when a good number of musicians like McDonald and the members of Toto ended up on other artists’ records as session players in addition to making their music.
    David Chiu, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of laugh
Noun
  • With time, their caustic raillery transforms into sincere attachment.
    Charlie Tyson, The Atlantic, 13 May 2021
  • French’s evocation of place, a rural way of life and overall creepiness are superb, as is the dialogue, a festival of Irish raillery and repartee.
    Washington Post, Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2020
Definition of raillery
Noun
  • Seeing McQueen and Stockhausen banter off one another, one is reminded of the dynamic between brothers or cousins who’ve spent too much time around one another, yet can’t manage to be torn apart.
    Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 30 Nov. 2024
  • Helen’s origin story, her complicated feelings about the intermingled real and fake parts of her life, and her grief over the murder of her lover, Jason (Andrew Koji from Warrior, who appears frequently in flashback), just don’t land with the same force as the banter or the action sequences.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of banter
Noun
  • In The Kitchen, Wesker tracked the decorum from friendly badinage to hostile vernacular that co-workers sustain just to get through the day.
    Armond White, National Review, 30 Oct. 2024
  • While Hawley hasn’t left behind any of his signature philosophical dialogue or memorable badinage, Season 5 is also the most reliant on the camera to make its points.
    Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2024
Definition of badinage
Noun
  • The pretrial hearing Friday, in which Paxton was present but quiet, was animated with repartee between Dan Cogdell, Paxton's defense attorney, and state special prosecutor Brian Wice, a Houston criminal defense attorney.
    Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Charton is disarming and funny, and the two are clearly enamored with each other, falling into natural repartee about their kids and each other.
    Rachel Handler, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2024
Definition of repartee
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