bantering
- present participle of banter.
Example Sentences
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He is an outdoor person, like Rose; has trouble fitting into societal norms, like Rose; and he is an ideal intellectual partner for her, bantering, well-read and ready to engage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
He was in his 80s then, but still vibrant—rarely seated, moving easily around the room and bantering with staff as they passed in and out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 31, 2026
"They spent most of the day bantering about which of them was the more Welsh."
From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2024
He watched as his team batted at the start of what would be a roughly five-hour match, bantering about cricket and careers with the players, who huddled on bleachers under a small square of shade.
From New York Times ● Jul. 15, 2023
For one thing, how would one know for sure that at any given moment a response of the bantering sort is truly what is expected?
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
