banter
noun
an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks; good-natured raillery.
banters
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present tense formof banter (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Bergstrom, 41, spends most nights on a live-shopping app called Whatnot, where hosts like him auction collectibles in real time to an audience that simultaneously banters and bids on his goods.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
Far from swooning as she is clearly expected to do, Bessette banters tartly and refuses to give him her number.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2026
But he makes frequent appearances on Israeli TV and radio, displaying a cheerful demeanor, quit wit and knack for deflecting criticism as he banters with his hosts.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 1, 2022
On the campaign trail, Duterte-Carpio banters with her audience and switches easily back and forth between Tagalog, effectively the national language, and Visayan, a language of the central and southern Philippines and her mother tongue.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 27, 2022
He banters them less, perhaps, than the Cat Bird, but one would naturally expect all other birds to fly at him with vengeful purpose.
From Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 1, No. 6 June, 1897 by Various
