What part of speech is jousting?

Jousting can be categorized as a verb.

Parts of speech

1. jousting is a verb, gerund of joust (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

Infinitive

Present

Simple Past

Past Participle

Gerund
(to) joust

joust / jousts

jousted

jousted

jousting

Infinitive: (to) joust
Present: joust / jousts
Simple Past: jousted
Past Participle: (have) jousted
Gerund: jousting

What does jousting mean?

Definitions

Verb
joust - joust against somebody in a tournament by fighting on horseback
Noun
jousting - A medieval European sport in which mounted knights charged at each other bearing lances.
jousting - Fig. Any activity in which two people spar with each other verbally.

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