jest
noun
a joke or witty remark; witticism.
is jesting
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present progressiveof jest (3rd 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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Armand is jesting, laughing, and smoking with us one day, the next he's pitched out of his carriage going down to Asnières, and all we think of is—that his horses are for sale.
From Beatrice Boville and Other Stories by Ouida
She is jesting: I have it here; Monsieur, the feint is useless.
From Amphitryon by A. R. (Alfred Rayney) Waller
"Uncle, surely you know that the Tribune is jesting," cried Herculanus, as if to comfort him.
From A Captive of the Roman Eagles by Felix Dahn
I didn't quite know what Daddy meant, because it is sometimes difficult to know whether he is jesting or in earnest.
From Sweetapple Cove by George Van Schaick
Her tone is jesting, but all through it Rylton can read between the lines.
From The Hoyden by Duchess
