jousting

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒaʊstɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -aʊstɪŋ

Noun

jousting (countable and uncountable, plural joustings)

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

Translations

medieval European sport

Arabic: مجاولة f (mujāwilah) Chinese: Mandarin: 馬上槍術比賽 / 马上枪术比赛 (mǎshàngqiāngshùbǐsài), 馬上比武 / 马上比武 (zh) (mǎshàngbǐwǔ) Danish: dyst (da) Dutch: steekspel (nl) n French: joute équestre f, joute (fr) f German: Tjost m, Tjostieren n, Lanzenstechen n Greek: κονταρομαχία (el) f (kontaromachía), διαδορατισμός (el) m (diadoratismós), τζόστρα f (tzóstra) Hebrew: ג׳אוסט, התכתשות, הפלה ברומח Hungarian: lovagi torna (hu) Italian: giostra (it) m Malay: lawan tombak Norwegian: dyst, dysting Portuguese: justa (pt) f Russian: рыцарский поединок (rycarskij pojedinok), поединок (ru) (pojedinok), сшибка на копьях (sšibka na kopʹjax) Spanish: justa (es) f

two people sparing with each other verbally

German: verbale Rangelei f, Wortgefecht (de) f

Verb

jousting

1. present participle and gerund of joust

Translations

Translations

French: joute (fr) Italian: giostra (it) Portuguese: justa (pt) Spanish: justa (es)