jest
noun
a joke or witty remark; witticism.
have been jesting
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present perfect progressiveof jest.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Do even you believe that all this time I have been jesting on a subject so sacred—that I have but used pretense of holy calling as a coquettish wile to lure men on?
From Donald McElroy, Scotch Irishman by Willie Walker Caldwell
She sent down word that the new cook is a jewel, but I think she must have been jesting.
From A Fool and His Money by George Barr McCutcheon
"Is it true, sirrah," said he, in a harsh, unpleasant voice, "that you have been jesting about Jarasch, and saying that you were ready to take charge of the whelps in his stead?"
From Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas by Charles James Lever
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