josh
verb (used with or without object)
to chaff; banter in a teasing way.
joshes
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present tense formof josh (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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We love playing zoos,” joshes Hammond B-3 organ player John Medeski, whose trio, Medeski, Martin & Wood, swells to a quartet with guitarist John Scofield at the Woodland Park Zoo on Thursday, June 18.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 13, 2014
As he smiles for the television cameras and joshes with House Speaker John Boehner, I hope that Obama will quote an old enemy to his new friend.
From Nature ● Nov. 28, 2012
He joshes with Jon Stewart, poses for the covers of Wired and Fortune.
From Salon ● May 4, 2011
Mid-block, Officer Robert Grisby joshes with an emaciated woman.
From Washington Post
"Oh, we rides an' rides an' looks after the cattle; we cooks, an' plays cards, an' joshes the boys."
From The Angel of the Gila: A Tale of Arizona by Cora Marsland
