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Definition of banter in English: banternoun ˈbantəˈbæn(t)ər mass nounThe playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks. （友好的）戏谑，逗弄 there was much good-natured banter 充满了歌声和谈笑戏谑。 Example sentencesExamples - Jokes and banter are exchanged and students are encouraged to loosen up.
- He was a very cheerful character and liked nothing more than to have a bit of banter with his friends.
- I missed my Dad a lot in the Philippines, especially our playful banter.
- Their playful banter was interrupted when Louis walked into the room.
- The verbal sparring and playful banter with her is really starting to ratchet up some interesting tension.
- Pupils often emphasised that teasing was not seen as harmful, but as a part of everyday banter, often between friends.
- So the good natured banter and dressing room style bonhomie had been shattered by a traitor in our midst.
- It was 20 minutes into the game when any prospect of good-natured banter disappeared.
- As well as exchanging witty banter with Candyman Baker, David knows how to save money on clothes, eating out and pet food.
- For a barrel of laughs, go and see this likeable duo as they entertain and exchange banter across a farm fence.
- After spending time in friendly, confidence-winning banter, Dave made it clear he had more on his mind.
- I watched him play Federer and it was a light-hearted affair with plenty of friendly banter.
- Initially he was brought in to exchange bar room banter in Cheers.
- Constant exchanges of intelligent banter and a pretty unsettling appearance hold the atmosphere to a sharp edge.
- The long looks and teasing banter was a thin barrier of what really lay between them.
- The friendly banter shows Hayes has succeeded in creating a dynamic corporate climate.
- With McEwan in full flow, Watson sticks his head round the door and instigates some friendly banter.
- At first, their banter is friendly, until Heston realizes Moore is not on his side.
- They continued their playful banter for a while and then were silent for a long time.
- She watched as Ludmilla exchanged banter with the outcaste veteran.
Synonyms repartee, raillery, ripostes, sallies, swordplay, quips, wisecracks, crosstalk, wordplay badinage, witty conversation, witty remarks, witticism(s), joking, jesting, jocularity, drollery French bons mots informal kidding, ribbing, joshing British informal bants rare persiflage
verb ˈbantəˈbæn(t)ər [no object]Exchange remarks in a good-humoured teasing way. 戏谑，逗弄 the men bantered with the waitresses 男人们和女招待谈笑逗趣。 Example sentencesExamples - Between songs, Patti bantered with the audience, joked around and made us laugh (it turns out that she has quite a gift for comic timing).
- Lidia Verrecchia banters amiably as she ferries cappuccinos to her customers, who sit at Formica tables backed by art deco wood panels.
- Kitty kept her tone deliberately light and bantering, but Brandon could tell that she was serious.
- Andrei teases and banters with just about every word, although his humor isn't odd and deadpan like Anikei's - it's lighter and brighter and more relaxed.
- This involves bantering, oftentimes between two people who good-heartedly tease each other.
- He's been bantering with reporters about a variety of issues.
- He flirts, he likes kissing necks and shoulders, he sometimes keeps his pyjamas on, he holds hands, he banters in bed, and he makes breakfast.
- For awhile they bantered back and forth, trading remarks and occasionally delving deeper into a conversation.
- He jostles with them, has a little fun, banters.
- Five minutes later I'd sort of forgotten about it, bantering in the staffroom and discussing someone's speech therapy needs, but there it sat.
- Throughout the game, he banters with the arbitrator, the home plate umpire, subtly (and sometimes not so subtly) representing his club's interests and appealing for fair play.
- We bantered with the audience and cracked jokes.
- When Hamlet banters with the gravediggers, he becomes a clown himself, even if the subject matter is mortality.
- Holding court on a sofa in a busy London hotel foyer, Kiely banters away happily, using his gravelly laugh for punctuation.
- Chip's tone was bantering, but the words made their point.
- A gorgeous-looking Zeta-Jones banters with aplomb and a gallery of grotesques shine as some of the supporting characters.
- In New York, Fitzgerald has the reputation of a tough, no-nonsense prosecutor who doesn't relish bantering with reporters.
- I could hear the President and Hillary bantering in the background.
- The family wants to thank everyone for their visits and support, as well as the nurses with whom he joked and bantered.
- We joked, bantered, argued, gushed over some latest literary masterpieces.
Synonyms joke, jest, pun, sally, quip informal josh, wisecrack
OriginLate 17th century: of unknown origin. RhymesAtlanta, canter, infanta, levanter, manta, ranter, Santa, tam-o'-shanter Definition of banter in US English: banternounˈban(t)ərˈbæn(t)ər The playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks. （友好的）戏谑，逗弄 there was much singing and good-natured banter 充满了歌声和谈笑戏谑。 Example sentencesExamples - So the good natured banter and dressing room style bonhomie had been shattered by a traitor in our midst.
- Pupils often emphasised that teasing was not seen as harmful, but as a part of everyday banter, often between friends.
- After spending time in friendly, confidence-winning banter, Dave made it clear he had more on his mind.
- As well as exchanging witty banter with Candyman Baker, David knows how to save money on clothes, eating out and pet food.
- The friendly banter shows Hayes has succeeded in creating a dynamic corporate climate.
- I watched him play Federer and it was a light-hearted affair with plenty of friendly banter.
- The long looks and teasing banter was a thin barrier of what really lay between them.
- Initially he was brought in to exchange bar room banter in Cheers.
- I missed my Dad a lot in the Philippines, especially our playful banter.
- Constant exchanges of intelligent banter and a pretty unsettling appearance hold the atmosphere to a sharp edge.
- He was a very cheerful character and liked nothing more than to have a bit of banter with his friends.
- She watched as Ludmilla exchanged banter with the outcaste veteran.
- With McEwan in full flow, Watson sticks his head round the door and instigates some friendly banter.
- They continued their playful banter for a while and then were silent for a long time.
- At first, their banter is friendly, until Heston realizes Moore is not on his side.
- Their playful banter was interrupted when Louis walked into the room.
- The verbal sparring and playful banter with her is really starting to ratchet up some interesting tension.
- It was 20 minutes into the game when any prospect of good-natured banter disappeared.
- Jokes and banter are exchanged and students are encouraged to loosen up.
- For a barrel of laughs, go and see this likeable duo as they entertain and exchange banter across a farm fence.
Synonyms repartee, raillery, ripostes, sallies, swordplay, quips, wisecracks, crosstalk, wordplay
verbˈban(t)ərˈbæn(t)ər [no object]Talk or exchange remarks in a good-humored teasing way. 戏谑，逗弄 the men bantered with the waitresses 男人们和女招待谈笑逗趣。 Example sentencesExamples - A gorgeous-looking Zeta-Jones banters with aplomb and a gallery of grotesques shine as some of the supporting characters.
- Throughout the game, he banters with the arbitrator, the home plate umpire, subtly (and sometimes not so subtly) representing his club's interests and appealing for fair play.
- Between songs, Patti bantered with the audience, joked around and made us laugh (it turns out that she has quite a gift for comic timing).
- When Hamlet banters with the gravediggers, he becomes a clown himself, even if the subject matter is mortality.
- Lidia Verrecchia banters amiably as she ferries cappuccinos to her customers, who sit at Formica tables backed by art deco wood panels.
- He jostles with them, has a little fun, banters.
- For awhile they bantered back and forth, trading remarks and occasionally delving deeper into a conversation.
- We bantered with the audience and cracked jokes.
- Chip's tone was bantering, but the words made their point.
- He's been bantering with reporters about a variety of issues.
- I could hear the President and Hillary bantering in the background.
- This involves bantering, oftentimes between two people who good-heartedly tease each other.
- He flirts, he likes kissing necks and shoulders, he sometimes keeps his pyjamas on, he holds hands, he banters in bed, and he makes breakfast.
- In New York, Fitzgerald has the reputation of a tough, no-nonsense prosecutor who doesn't relish bantering with reporters.
- We joked, bantered, argued, gushed over some latest literary masterpieces.
- Holding court on a sofa in a busy London hotel foyer, Kiely banters away happily, using his gravelly laugh for punctuation.
- Five minutes later I'd sort of forgotten about it, bantering in the staffroom and discussing someone's speech therapy needs, but there it sat.
- Andrei teases and banters with just about every word, although his humor isn't odd and deadpan like Anikei's - it's lighter and brighter and more relaxed.
- The family wants to thank everyone for their visits and support, as well as the nurses with whom he joked and bantered.
- Kitty kept her tone deliberately light and bantering, but Brandon could tell that she was serious.
Synonyms joke, jest, pun, sally, quip
OriginLate 17th century: of unknown origin. |