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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jesting

/ˈd͡ʒɛstɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.93 in modern English

Syllables
jest-ing
IPA
/ˈd͡ʒɛstɪŋ/
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

joking

Countable; Uncountable

noun

bantering; ridicule

Countable; Uncountable

noun

mocking

Countable; Uncountable

adj

facetious

adj

humorous

adj

playful; mocking

adj

jeering

verb

present participle and gerund of jest

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

jestings (plural) more jesting (comparative) most jesting (superlative)

Derived Forms

jestingly unjesting

Phrases

jesting-stock

Frequently Paired Words

jesting-stock

Synonyms

jocose jocular joking

Rhymes With

testing resting nesting besting cresting

Questions

How do you pronounce jesting?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒɛstɪŋ/.
What does jesting mean?
joking

How to pronounce jesting

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈd͡ʒɛstɪŋ/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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