jest
noun
a joke or witty remark; witticism.
am jesting
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present progressiveof jest (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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You think I am jesting, or that I do not understand what I am talking about; but I know the whole business as well as you do yourself, and somewhat better.
From Corse de Leon, Volume I (of 2) or, The Brigand; a Romance by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James
"Do you think I am jesting with you, or with myself?"
From The Witch of Prague by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford
But I am jesting with a sore heart.
From An Algonquin Maiden A Romance of the Early Days of Upper Canada by A. Ethelwyn Wetherald
You laugh, brothers, you imagine that I am jesting?
From Barbarossa; An Historical Novel of the XII Century. by Conrad von Bolanden
It seems so impossible, and I am weak enough to feel that I should not like you to think I am jesting.
From Pharos, The Egyptian A Romance by Guy Boothby
