jest
noun
a joke or witty remark; witticism.
had jested
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past perfectof jest.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Only a few days before, Hermann Goring had jested: "I have got the best sentence of all."
From Time Magazine Archive
He had jested with Hadley about looking for a wife, and at times had even thought seriously about getting married.
From Bought and Paid For From the Play of George Broadhurst by George Howells Broadhurst
Aliena smiled to see how Rosader frowned, thinking that Ganymede had jested with him.
From Rosalynde or, Euphues' Golden Legacy by Edward Chauncey Baldwin
The men had jested with the contractor about his new clothes, but no one dared to allude to John's.
From The Cottage of Delight A Novel by Will N. (William Nathaniel) Harben
He whistled the jota of Aragon as he went, and—he quite forgot Ramon, the great good-humoured giant with whom he had jested and at whom he had laughed.
From The Firebrand by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett
