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Added 10 October 2026

jousting

/ˈd͡ʒaʊstɪŋ/ noun

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about jousting at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A medieval European sport in which mounted knights charged at each other bearing lances.
Any activity in which two people spar with each other verbally.

verb

present participle and gerund of joust

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