His jocular tones were the first to be heard on the station.

And that sometimes required the jocular tones of a ward heeler.

His tone, rather jocular in the early letters, becomes more relaxed.

They had no answer to what he said, and certainly nothing to say to his jocular tone.

"That's one of my wife's pets," he remarked in a jocular tone.

He used the light jocular tone which he knew Killashandra would accept.

He considered it unlikely, but played along, keeping a jocular tone as they headed out into the hallway.

I asked in a jocular tone, hoping to break her mood.

"It is typically said with a pointed but jocular tone and certainly does not offend me."

The jocular tone made it clear the words were not a barb.