adj, noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   teasing

   "Her smiles were distributed among the tourists, and she learned to give keen answers to their good-humored banterings."

2. 2
   joking; jesting

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of banter form-of, gerund, participle, present

Adjective

1. 1
   That teases

Adjective

1. 1
   cleverly amusing in tone wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

booingcatcallingchaffingderisivederisoryfacetious

Example

More examples

"Her smiles were distributed among the tourists, and she learned to give keen answers to their good-humored banterings."

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