jests is a form of:

Jest



noun
1.
(a joke, joking, witty or clever remark) ការរឺពាក្យកំប្លែង, ការលេងរឺពាក្យចំអន់, ពាក្យចំអក, ល្បែង (ការរាយរង, កំប៉ុក, ការងាយ), ការនិយាយលេងសើច, កំប្លែង make a jest សំដីនិយាយកំប្លែង, in jest គ្រាន់តែជាការលេង កំប្លែង
verbpast tense: jested ; past participle: jested ; present participle: jesting ;
1.
(INTRANSITIVE) (to speak in a teasing, humorous way, make witty remarks, to scoff) និយាយលេងសើច, និយាយកំប្លែង, កំប្លែង, ចំអន់, កំប្លែង
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
A deed; an action; a gest.
2.
A mask; a pageant; an interlude.
3.
Something done or said in order to amuse; a joke; a witticism; a jocose or sportive remark or phrase.
4.
The object of laughter or sport; a laughingstock.
verbpast tense: jested ; past participle: jested ; present participle: jesting ;
1.
(INTRANSITIVE) To take part in a merrymaking; -- especially, to act in a mask or interlude.
2.
(INTRANSITIVE) To make merriment by words or actions; to joke; to make light of anything.