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Meaning of "jesting" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF JESTING

jesting  [ˈdʒɛstɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF JESTING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Jesting is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES JESTING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Joke

A joke is something spoken, written, or done with humorous intention. Jokes may have many different forms, e.g., a single word or a gesture, a question-answer, or a whole short story. The word "joke" has a number of synonyms, including wisecrack, gag, prank, quip, jape and jest. To achieve their end, jokes may employ irony, sarcasm, word play and other devices. Jokes may have a punch line, i.e., an ending to make it humorous. A practical joke or prank differs from a spoken joke in that the major component of the humour is physical rather than verbal.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH JESTING


arresting
əˈrɛstɪŋ
birds´-nesting
ˈbɜːdzˌnɛstɪŋ
broadcasting
ˈbrɔːdkɑːstɪŋ
casting
ˈkɑːstɪŋ
contrasting
kənˈtræstɪŋ
cresting
ˈkrɛstɪŋ
existing
ɪɡˈzɪstɪŋ
frosting
ˈfrɒstɪŋ
interesting
ˈɪntrɪstɪŋ
lasting
ˈlɑːstɪŋ
listing
ˈlɪstɪŋ
nesting
ˈnɛstɪŋ
posting
ˈpəʊstɪŋ
questing
ˈkwɛstɪŋ
resting
ˈrɛstɪŋ
testing
ˈtestɪŋ
unprotesting
ˌʌnprəˈtɛstɪŋ
unresting
ʌnˈrɛstɪŋ
vesting
ˈvɛstɪŋ
westing
ˈwɛstɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE JESTING

jess
jessamine
jessamy
jessant
Jesse
Jesse window
jessed
Jesselton
jesserant
jessie
jest
jestbook
jestee
jester
jestful
jestingly

WORDS THAT END LIKE JESTING

accounting
blasting
boasting
bursting
costing
disgusting
dusting
everlasting
exhausting
fasting
harvesting
long-lasting
pasting
podcasting
pre-existing
roasting
tasting
trusting
twisting
wasting
wine tasting

Synonyms and antonyms of jesting in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «JESTING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «jesting» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of jesting
banter · bon mot · chaff · crack · deride · fun · gag · gibe · hoax · jape · jeer · joke · josh · kid · mock · play · pleasantry · prank · quip · sally · scoff · sneer · sport · tease · wisecrack · witticism

Translation of «jesting» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF JESTING

Find out the translation of jesting to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of jesting from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «jesting» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

开玩笑
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

broma
570 millions of speakers

English

jesting
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उपहास
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تهريج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

смехотворство
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

brincadeiras
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভাঁড়ামি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

plaisanterie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jesting
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Scherz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

冗談
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

익살
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jesting
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

jesting
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கேலி பேச்சுகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

थट्टा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

şakalı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

jesting
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

żarty
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сміхотворство
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

glume
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αστείος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

geskerts
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skämt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

jesting
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of jesting

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «JESTING»

The term «jesting» is regularly used and occupies the 73.695 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «JESTING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about jesting

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JESTING»

Discover the use of jesting in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to jesting and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Jesting Pilate: An Intellectual Holiday
1926. Huxley, English novelist, essayist, critic, and poet, whose reputation and later work was deeply entwined with spiritualism and hallucinogenic drugs, recounts his experiences traveling through six countries, and offers his ...
Aldous Huxley, 2005
2
Haydn's ingenious jesting with art: contexts of musical wit ...
The book is divided into three sections, each providing a different perspective on the wit and humor of Haydn's music.
Gretchen A. Wheelock, 1992
3
Mirth Making: The Rhetorical Discourse on Jesting in Early ...
"Mirth Making" examines the complex and often contradictory ways in which writers of rhetoric and courtesy manuals during the English Renaissance counseled their readers on the powers and hazards of jesting.
Chris Holcomb, 2001
4
New Dialogues: English and German ...
3br fd)erjet nid)t, you are not jesting. 3d) fd)erje, I am jesting. ©cł)erjt fte nicht? is she not jesting? ©te fd)erjen, they are jesting. ©d)erje ich? am I jesting? 3br fcherjet, you are jesting. ©d)erjeft Su? art thou jesting? Sr fd)erjt, he is jesting.
John Laycock, 1841
5
The Orphaned Knight
Now the Jesting Knight was once again face-to-face with Christopher, he said, “ Well would you look at those rosy eyes. Do you think that I can show them to my wife after I kill you?” With that the Jesting Knight swung his sword at Christopher's  ...
Eric Varma, 2004
6
Acta Conventus Neo-Latini Upsaliensis:
ILLEGAL JESTING: TWO LATIN DISSERTATIONS ON PLAYFUL MARRIAGE VOWS AND OTHER SOURCES OF SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY LAWSUITS Sari Kivistö Jesting was discussed in numerous rhetoric and courtesy manuals in the  ...
ALEJANDRO COROLEU, Astrid Steiner-Weber, DOMENICO DEFILIPPIS, 2012
7
The Christian investigator, and evangelical reformer, by J. ...
But I know of none who have lost their influence as Christians in consequence of avoiding foolish talking and jesting. In some cases the habit of foolish talking and jesting becomes very disagreeable, and renders a man's company intolerable.
Joseph Barker
8
Ghazali's Theory of Virtue
Wit, therefore, is a virtue in respect to jesting in the widest sense.3 For Ghazali jesting as such is blameworthy because it implies indulgence in play, amusement , and wasting valuable time. Although he admits that proper jesting is needed for  ...
Mohamed Ahmed Sherif, 1971
9
Aldous Huxley: The Critical Heritage
He writes with great ease, and the informal diary- manner in which Jesting Pilate is composed is, if anything, an added charm to the book. The emanation of a defiant and individualistic personality rises from the pages, a personality that is ...
Donald Watt, 1997
10
Foolish Talking and Jesting Described and Condemned in a ...
This book represents an authentic reproduction of the text as printed by the original publisher.
Daniel Burgess, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JESTING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term jesting is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Three firefighters promoted at Hunter's Ambulance ceremony …
... Noonan's father, former fire Lieutenant Bernie Noonan, heard his son had been promoted to fire captain, he had some jesting words. «Meriden Record-Journal, Jul 15»
2
Ashes 2015: Spirited England may need more to topple Australia …
Such things are no longer jesting matters, after the tragedy of Phil Hughes, but it seemed as though having failed to bowl the Australians out, ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
The name's Thatcher … but don't expect inside scoops from …
The jesting aside, Thatcher, 61, could not help but turn solemn when she recalled the last days of her mother, who died in 2013 at age 87. «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
4
Birth certificate keeps transgender athlete off volleyball court | News …
AT ABOUT THREE OR FOUR YEARS OLD, SHE WAS WANTING TO BE POCAHONTAS. MEGAN: SHE STARTED JESTING IS A GIRL IN 10TH ... «KOAT Albuquerque, Jul 15»
5
9 Signs You're Being Emotionally Abused In Your Relationship …
There's a difference between innocent jesting and outright humiliation. If your partner makes a habit out of putting you down both in public and in private, and ... «Bustle, Jul 15»
6
Eugene Onegin @ Grange Park Opera, Alresford
As we watch him being so unsure as to what he really wants, lurching to extremes in his 'jesting' and then appreciating that he has perhaps ... «musicOMH.com, Jul 15»
7
Review of Constellations at Trafalgar Studios
Move!” at a close friend, I might be jesting, or engaging in banter. That is the sort of thing that this play does – it explores the same phrases and ... «London Theatre 1, Jul 15»
8
Man United have actually made a transfer blunder here
'Carra' was jesting maybe, but I think his comments are far less of a joke than the Sky Sports pundit has made out. The reason for this is that it is ... «FootballFanCast.com, Jul 15»
9
Still good for the pot
Jesting aside, I am teaching my children to finish the food on their plate. “They are doing it now without fail at every meal. “Never ever let them ... «The Star Online, Jul 15»
10
DeAndre Jordan Returns To Clippers
As the spirited and jesting tweets continued, the Clippers cared seriously about one thing and, seemed to know that one thing – securing ... «Clippers.com, Jul 15»

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