jest
noun
a joke or witty remark; witticism.
was jesting
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past progressiveof jest.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Limbaugh was jesting, but the undercurrent seemed real.
From Slate ● Mar. 5, 2012
I rather think he was jesting with you.
From Time Magazine Archive
His friends thought that he was jesting, but yet attempted to discover it in the sky.
From The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young by Various
Perhaps the old man was jesting with him.
From Pretty Michal by Mór Jókai
"Really, I don't know, Don Carlos," answered Standish, deciding that the other was jesting.
From Bandit Love by Juanita Savage
