banter
noun
an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks; good-natured raillery.
have bantered
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present perfectof banter.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The most winning player of all time — Ken Jennings — is currently hosting the show, and he and Ms. Schneider have bantered to the delight of the audience.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 7, 2022
Bankhead was reported to have bantered once during a jovial argument, “Not only are you wrong, Robinson, but you are loud wrong!”
From New York Times ● Oct. 9, 2015
Non-profits advocating for veterans, government officials and to a lesser extent, the Fortune 500, have bantered about many well intentioned but half -baked solutions.
From BusinessWeek ● Nov. 15, 2011
He knew Major Grenville to be a devoted adherent of the King, else he would not have bantered him.
From No Quarter! by Mayne Reid
Shame to me that I could have paused to ask such questions! yet any claim but one tittle less urgent I should have bantered aside.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 71, September, 1863 by Various
