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Meanings of jestingly in English

Spanish
en broma

In jest.

        en broma
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        Examples for "jokingly"
        Examples for "jokingly"
        1
        When people ask me why I jokingly reply: I don't need it.
        The Irish Times
        2
        Some of its own journalists jokingly made the point on social media.
        Radio NZ
        3
        Reynolds is known for jokingly trolling The Greatest Showman on social media.
        News.com.au
        4
        Barque, the good fellow, replied jokingly, and succeeded in soothing the monster.
        Under Fire: The Story of a Squad
        5
        She asked for the shot and presented them jokingly to the Hunter.
        The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, V...
        Usage of jestingly in English
        1
        At last the conversation turned jestingly upon the upsetting of the shelf.
        Poor Folk
        2
        He was quite occupied in talking half jestingly with old Miss Cordsen.
        Garman and Worse: A Norwegian Novel
        3
        He had at last fallen in love, as Raphael had jestingly desired.
        The World's Greatest Books — Volume 01 — Fiction
        4
        I have hitherto spoken jestingly, but now is the moment of seriousness.
        Strife and Peace
        5
        Bill arose half jestingly and endeavored to get possession of the bottle.
        The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales / With Condensed Novels...
        6
        These matters were to her most repugnant when treated lightly and jestingly.
        The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, V...
        7
        Mr. Keller asked him jestingly if he was going to be married.
        Jezebel's Daughter
        8
        Nevertheless these two went forth jestingly and merrily arm in arm.
        The Home; Or, Life in Sweden
        9
        I write jestingly, but I really am very much in earnest.
        Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 1
        10
        At first they laughed, and snatched jestingly at the flying laurels.
        Frederick the Great and His Court
        11
        Sometimes she would say jestingly, with a touch of affectionate malice:
        Doctor Pascal
        12
        With her small white hand she jestingly pretended to box his huge ears.
        Marietta: A Maid of Venice
        13
        I might be able to postpone my concert, she concluded jestingly.
        The Wheel of Life
        14
        And when he met Mary, an hour later, he said, half-jestingly:
        The King's Men: A Tale of To-morrow
        15
        Meredith smiled, and then said jestingly, Nay, Tofia, I care not for Maliea.
        The Call of the South / 1908
        16
        They then returned, and jestingly begged Ernest to produce the result of his labour.
        Swiss Family Robinson
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