jesting 的 3 个定义
- a joke or witty remark; witticism.
- a bantering remark; a piece of good-natured ridicule; taunt.
- sport or fun: to speak half in jest, half in earnest.
- (5)
- to speak in a playful, humorous, or facetious way; joke.
- to speak or act in mere sport, rather than in earnest; trifle: Please don't jest with me.
- to utter derisive speeches; gibe or scoff.
- to deride or joke at; banter.
jesting 近义词
buffoonery
更多jesting例句
- He was silent and moody, and showed little responsiveness to Garnache's jesting humour.
- Katie said this with a still darker frown; for she thought that the urchin was jesting.
- At this announcement Signor Angiolino gave me a look of unfeigned surprise; he imagined that I was jesting.
- I had very nearly left two vices behind me at Glenogil—fishing and jesting at table.
- As Ballantrae spoke, half jesting, half enthusiastic, Balmile was constrained to do as he was bidden.