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Showing words for JESTING using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Jesting

jesting

6 Letter Words for Jesting

ingest, signet, stinge, tinges

5 Letter Words for Jesting

entsi, geist, geits, genit, gents, gites, inset, neist, segni, sengi, senit, senti, sient, singe, snite, stein, steng, stine, sting, tiens, tiges, tines, tinge, tings, tsine

4 Letter Words for Jesting

engs, gein, geit, gens, gent, gest, gets, gien, gies, gins, gise, gist, gite, gits, inst, isnt, jest, jets, jigs, jing, jins, negs, nest, neti, nets, nies, nist, nits, seit, sent, sien, sign, sine, sing, site, snig, snit, steg, sten, stge, stie, tegs, teng, tens, tien, ties, tige, tigs, tine, ting, tins

3 Letter Words for Jesting

eng, ens, est, gen, get, gie, gin, gis, git, gns, gte, ign, ing, ins, int, ise, isn, ist, its, jeg, jen, jet, jig, jin, jnt, neg, nei, net, nie, nig, nis, nit, seg, sei, sen, set, sie, sig, sin, sit, stg, teg, ten, tes, tgn, tie, tig, tin, tis, tji, tng, tsi

Definitions for Jesting

[1] a joke or witty remark; witticism.
[2] a bantering remark; a piece of good-natured ridicule; taunt.
[3] sport or fun: to speak half in jest, half in earnest.
[4] the object of laughter, sport, or mockery; laughing-stock.
[5] Obsolete . an exploit. Compare gest.
[6] to speak in a playful, humorous, or facetious way; joke.
[7] to speak or act in mere sport, rather than in earnest; trifle (often followed by with ): Please don't jest with me.
[8] to utter derisive speeches; gibe or scoff.
[9] to deride or joke at; banter.
[10] something done or said for amusement; joke
[11] a frivolous mood or attitude; playfulness; fun to act in jest
[12] a jeer or taunt
[13] an object of derision; laughing stock; butt
[14] to act or speak in an amusing, teasing, or frivolous way; joke
[15] to make fun of (a person or thing); scoff or mock

Words related to Jesting

jesthumor, joking, wit

Words nearby Jesting

jestjesse, jesse window, jesselton, jessica, jessie, jest, jestbook, jester, jesu, jesuit, jesuit ware

Origin of Jesting

1250–1300; Middle English; variant spelling of gest

Words that may be confused with Jesting

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, jestgist, jest, just

Other words from Jesting

jest·ful , adjective
jest·ing·ly , adverb
out·jest , verb (used with object)
un·jest·ing , adjective
un·jest·ing·ly , adverb

Word origin for Jesting

C13: variant of gest

Synonyms for Jesting

clowning, humor, joking, wit