to banter
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4.6
- verb
- /ˈbæn.tɚ/
- Informal
:
bromear
- At the party, friends banter playfully, keeping the mood light and fun.
You can also banter while you flirt as well.
- You can also banter while you flirt as well.
- Maybe you see Adm where like we banter over DMS a little.
- And when you listen to Michelle and I bantering on and on, we've never met before, ever.
- You know, I found myself bantering with a Workman in a way I might not have done.
- Adam Skolnick and I are back in the lime green shares to banter across this absurdly long table.
- So it's just like them fighting and bantering and having sex and that's all.
Examples
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But now, luckily, Ben and Ricky have begun to banter back and forth.
Fiction book (2002) -
And I smiled and bantered and called up reserves of charm.
Fiction book (2000) -
I know you want to banter with me.
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We, of course, banter back and forth.
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Two men throw dice and banter with a serving maid.
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You can also banter while you flirt as well.
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I can hear them bantering.
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We bantered like that every week when I came by for my trim.
Fiction book (1997) -
The Lord of the Vines stopped and bantered with them.
Fiction book (1997) -
"No, no, it's OK," Randolph said, his tone almost bantering now.
Fiction book (2001)
Synonyms
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3.5
To tease someone in a friendly, playful way
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1.0
To say or do something to make people laugh
40
2.4
To say funny things and behave in a playful way to make people laugh
7
6.5
Make fun of someone in a friendly, playful way
5
9.1
To tease someone in a playful or annoying way
2
3.8
To tease someone in a friendly, joking way
1
7.0
To act in a playful way to make someone laugh
1
7.5
To joke or tease someone in a friendly way
1
4.5
To joke in a light, playful way
Take part in friendly playful talk that makes jokes and teases
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Informal
Playful friendly talk that makes people laugh without hurting anyone
How Playful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Banter as a verb comes from the same idea of tossing light, joking words back and forth, like throwing playful balls of talk. So to banter is to 'tease' someone in a friendly, joking way.