jousting

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jousting

  • /ˈd͡ʒaʊstɪŋ/

Rhymes with -aʊstɪŋ

noun joustings

  1. countable, uncountable A medieval European sport in which mounted knights charged at each other bearing lances.
  2. countable, figuratively, uncountable Any activity in which two people spar with each other verbally.

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of joust

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noun medieval European sport

Españoljusta
中文馬上槍術比賽 /马上枪术比赛 mǎshàngqiāngshùbǐsài, 馬上比武 /马上比武 mǎshàngbǐwǔ
Portuguêsjusta
Françaisjoute équestre, joute
DeutschTjost, Tjostieren, Lanzenstechen
Italianogiostra
Ελληνικάκονταρομαχία kontaromachía, διαδορατισμός diadoratismós, τζόστρα tzóstra
Русскийрыцарский поединок rycarskij pojedinok, поединок pojedinok, сшибка на копьях sšibka na kopʹjax
العربيةمجاولة mujāwilah
עבריתג׳אוסט, התכתשות, הפלה ברומח

noun two people sparing with each other verbally

Deutschverbale Rangelei, Wortgefecht

verb Translations

Españoljusta
Portuguêsjusta
Françaisjoute
Italianogiostra

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@misc{jousting_2026,
  title = {jousting},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jousting},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}