noun
- the act of making jokes or speaking in a playful, humorous way
adjective
- characterized by or given to joking; playful and humorous
Examples
- His constant jesting made the long meeting more bearable.
- She spoke in a jesting tone, not meaning to offend anyone.
- The jesting remarks between friends showed their close relationship.
- Stop your jesting and tell me what really happened.
- His jesting manner hid his nervousness about the presentation.
- The comedian’s jesting kept the audience laughing all night.