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banter

/ˈbæntɚ/noun, verb2 syllables

Banter means: be silly or tease one another.

Synonyms for banter9

noun, as in light teasing repartee

raillery, give-and-take, backchat

verb, as in be silly or tease one another

kid, chaff, jolly, josh

also used for banter

pleasantry, wind up

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What does banter mean?2

verb

1

be silly or tease one another“After we relaxed, we just kidded around”

noun

1

light teasing repartee

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with banter?2

two syllables

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Banter in a sentence

  • The conversation started with friendly banter but ended in bruises.AlanF_US
  • They were engaged in friendly banter.Hybrid
  • Good banter really elevates a homoerotic swordfight.kulupuJeti
  • Tom sat at the bar and exchanged some friendly banter with the locals.patgfisher
  • Tom and Mary were engaged in friendly banter.Hybrid
  • Tom and Mary engaged in friendly banter.Hybrid

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of banter

as a verb

past tense
bantered
present participle
bantering
third-person singular
banters
past participle
bantered