0 present participle of jest --
1 to say something intended to be funny: --
Would I jest about something so important?
He loves jesting, has a cheerful personality and his behaviour, which includes frequenting shops, is uncharacteristic of a hospital director.
In majority of the cases, ragging implies that seniors mocking and jesting at freshers.
Though amusing, some complained that this jesting nevertheless did little to further the cause for keeping the line open.
The jesting lyrics of the mid-18th century would assume a material and patriotic significance by the end of the 19th century.
Concealed satire and open jesting are the combined elements of this work.
Briefly, he contends that no jesting is lawful but what is medicinal, and restorative of spirits for nobler thoughts.
Energy was replaced by trance, the dynamic with the static, happy jesting humour with bitter and glum satire.
Surely he was just jesting.