banter
noun
an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks; good-natured raillery.
are bantering
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present progressiveof banter.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Within seconds the pair are bantering and bickering as though they’ve never been apart.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 20, 2017
But the issue the two famous actors are bantering about is very real: restoring the Colorado River.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 21, 2014
"They are bantering and joking with us," reports a delighted British negotiator.
From Time Magazine Archive
Whilst the townsfolk of Titipu are bantering Nanki-Poo on the prospect of marriage and death, their revelry is interrupted by the arrival of the lady who was the cause of Nanki-Poo's wandering.
From The Secrets of a Savoyard by Henry A. Lytton
"You are bantering me, Mr. Powell," says Mother.
From Mary Powell & Deborah's Diary by Anne Manning
