- present participle of joust.
jousting
Example Sentences
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TV commercials showed construction workers jousting with FatMaxes, and Stanley sued copycat competitors for alleged patent infringement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
These include regional fisheries bodies and the International Seabed Authority -- the forum where nations are jousting over proposed rules on the environmentally destructive deep-sea mining industry.
From Barron's ● Jan. 17, 2026
And like sword fights, jousting is never not entertaining.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 31, 2025
That deal will probably get done after some more jousting.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2024
The battle was followed by the day’s first folly, a tilt between a pair of jousting dwarfs, presented by one of the Yunkish lords that Hizdahr had invited to the games.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
