😄Jesting

adjective
/ˈdʒes.tɪŋ/

Meaning

joking or teasing in a playful manner

Example Sentences

He was only jesting when he said he would quit his job.

Synonyms

joking, kidding, teasing, playful

Antonyms

serious, earnest, sincere, solemn

Collocations

jesting manner, jesting tone, stop jesting

Related Vocabularies

Excessively concerned with minor details or rules; overly academic or bookish.
imagined, desired, or believed without evidence
existing in or derived from nature; not made or caused by humankind
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Massive, uniform, and indivisible; resembling a large single stone or structure.
Not anticipated or predicted; unexpected.

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