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
verb — past 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.
verb — past 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.