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jestings

/ˈd͡ʒɛstɪŋz/

jestings is the plural of jesting.

Meaning of jesting

Noun

jesting (countable and uncountable, plural jestings)

  1. joking
    • Yet in the midst of all her pure protestings, / Her faith, her oaths, her tears and all were jestings.1599, “(please specify the chapter or poem)”, in The Passionate Pilgrime. […], 2nd edition, London: […] [Thomas Judson] for W[illiam] Iaggard, and are to be sold by W[illiam] Leake, […], →OCLC
  2. bantering; ridicule
  3. mocking

See all 7 meanings of jesting

Questions about jestings

What is jestings the plural of?
Jestings is the plural of jesting.
How do you pronounce jestings?
Jestings is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɛstɪŋz/.

Words near jestings in the dictionary

  1. jesting
  2. jesting-stock
  3. jesting-stocks
  4. jestingly
  5. jestingness
  6. jestings
  7. jestingstock
  8. jestmonger
  9. jestmongers
  10. jestress
  11. jestresses

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