vt to make a jest of; to set in a comical light.
2. droll ·vi to jest; to play the buffoon.
3. droll ·noun something exhibited to raise mirth or sport, as a puppet, a farce, and the like.
4. droll ·superl queer, and fitted to provoke laughter; ludicrous from oddity; amusing and strange.
5. droll ·noun one whose practice it is to raise mirth by odd tricks; a jester; a buffoon; a merry-andrew.
6. droll ·vt to lead or influence by jest or trick; to banter or jest; to cajole.