banter
noun
an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks; good-natured raillery.
had bantered
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past perfectof banter.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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They were both from San Diego and had bantered about their hometown.
From Slate ● Feb. 25, 2023
During their forty-three-minute exchange, the two friends had bantered in the ubiquitous slang of Mexico City youth.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 14, 2015
Little Aaron Honeycutt had bantered him in the road and Jason had gone wild.
From The Heart of the Hills by John Fox
A few minutes since they had bantered Jimmy, but when Laura arrived they went.
From Northwest! by Harold Bindloss
She had descanted volubly on all her favourite topics; had bantered, and argued, and pretended to disagree for the sake of arguing again.
From The White Hand and the Black A Story of the Natal Rising by Bertram Mitford
