Sentence examples for jesting tone from inspiring English sources
'jesting tone' is correct and usable in written English
It refers to a light-hearted or comedic style of speaking or writing. For example, "The teacher spoke to the class in a jesting tone that made them all laugh."
Before leaving, Pan said, in a jesting tone, "So, nothing to do with me this evening?" "Go off," Zhang replied dryly.
"One of us will get injured and get pain meds and take them while doing Dopey," said Chris in a jesting tone that can only be heard as eerie and foreshadowing when you listen to it now.
His tone was gentle, not jesting.
It's hard to know if Atwood is jesting.
He was jesting, but only in part.
RICHMOND The king? Art thou jesting with me, Derby?
Wit, too, eluded her, though she loved comedy, jesting, and slapstick.
JOHN McCAIN is a master of jesting about his advanced years.
He was looking forward to being hit, he said, jesting only a bit.
He also said that his behaviour was merely "jesting in a postmodern way".
