Jesting
Jesting adjective - Marked by or expressive of mild or good-natured teasing.
Usage example: made jesting comments about my need for serious fashion advice
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Synonyms for Jesting
Ribbing and jesting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ribbing" instead the word "Jesting" as a noun or an adjective.
Ribbing
Ribbing adjective - Marked by or expressive of mild or good-natured teasing.
Usage example: the lightly ribbing tone tipped me off that this wasn't a serious reprimand
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Synonyms for Ribbing
Jesting and ribbing are semantically related. You can use "Jesting" instead the word "Ribbing" as a noun or an adjective.
Nearby Word: ribbed
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