jest
/d͡ʒɛst/ verb C2- To tell a joke; to talk in a playful manner; to make fun of something or someone. · Surely you jest!
He/she/it jests · Past jested · Past participle jested · -ing form jesting
Verb forms
- Base form
- jest
- He/she/it
- jests
- Past
- jested
- Past participle
- jested
- -ing form
- jesting
From the library
He had spoken in jesting vein, but the twitching of his bushy eyebrows bespoke his disappointment and irritation.
She must be a heartless creature to sit laughing at some jest within a few hours of her husband’s murder.”
liked a pleasant jest.
She could not help thinking, too, that it would be very pleasant to have such a friend as Gilbert to jest and chatter with and exchange ideas about books and studies and ambitions.
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