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noun
1.
an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks; good-natured raillery.
verb (used with object)
2.
to address with banter; chaff.
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Bantering
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verb (used without object)
3.
to use banter.
Origin:
1660–70; origin uncertain
1660–70; origin uncertain
Related forms
ban·ter·er, noun
ban·ter·ing·ly, adverb
out·ban·ter, verb (used with object)
un·ban·ter·ing, adjective
un·ban·ter·ing·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. badinage, joking, jesting, pleasantry, persiflage. 2. tease, twit; ridicule, deride, mock.
1. badinage, joking, jesting, pleasantry, persiflage. 2. tease, twit; ridicule, deride, mock.
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Example Sentences
- He maintains that bantering tone until he finds himself far too embattled for kidding around.
- It's no longer a bantering process of thinking and living out loud.
- Even on its bantering surface, the play takes a few turns into the peculiar.
WordNet
| bantering | |
adjective | |
| cleverly amusing in tone; "a bantering tone"; "facetious remarks"; "tongue-in-cheek advice" |
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