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Teasing vs Jesting - What's the difference?

teasing | jesting |

As verbs the difference between teasing and jesting

is that teasing is present participle of lang=en while jesting is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between teasing and jesting

is that teasing is the act of teasing; making fun of or making light of while jesting is joking.

As an adjective jesting is

facetious.

teasing

English

Verb

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    • Noun

    (wikipedia teasing) (en noun)
  • The act of teasing; making fun of or making light of.
    • Teasing can be seen as a kind of workplace abuse.

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    jesting

    English

    Noun

  • joking
  • * Shakespeare
    • Yet in the midst of all her pure protestings, / Her faith, her oaths, her tears and all were jestings .
  • bantering; ridicule
  • mocking

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • facetious
  • humorous
  • * Macaulay
    • He will find that these are no jesting matters.
  • playful; mocking
  • jeering

    • Verb

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