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bantering

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ban·ter  (bntr)
n.
Good-humored, playful conversation.
v. ban·tered, ban·ter·ing, ban·ters
v.tr.
To speak to in a playful or teasing way.
v.intr.
To exchange mildly teasing remarks.
[Origin unknown.]
banter·er n.
banter·ing·ly adv.
Synonyms: banter, chaff2, josh, kid, rag2, razz, rib
These verbs mean to poke fun good-humoredly: bantered with her colleagues during a coffee break; chaffed him for forgetting the appointment; joshed her brother about his strange new haircut; kidded me about my outfit; ragged her for being so stubborn; razzed the teammate who missed the shot; ribbing a friend for being in love.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.banteringbantering - cleverly amusing in tone; "a bantering tone"; "facetious remarks"; "tongue-in-cheek advice"
facetious, tongue-in-cheek
humorous, humourous - full of or characterized by humor; "humorous stories"; "humorous cartoons"; "in a humorous vein"


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Foremost through the sparkling sea shoots on the gay, embattled, bantering bow, but only to drag dark Ahab after it, where he broods within his sternward cabin, builded over the dead water of the wake, and further on, hunted by its wolfish gurglings.
Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context
"My uncle," replied Mordaunt, with his harsh and bantering tone, "you are mistaken; you will not have me turned out this time as you did in London -- you dare not.
Twenty Years After by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
Fix," said he, in a bantering tone, "shall we be so unfortunate as to lose you when we get to Hong Kong?
Around The World In Eighty Days by Verne, Jules View in context
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