- present participle of banter.
bantering
Example Sentences
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She enjoys the bantering vibe of the crews she’s on, even if she still misses working with children.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 7, 2026
"They spent most of the day bantering about which of them was the more Welsh."
From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2024
At the Q&A session afterward, Triet and Harari were in fine spirits on the eve of the film’s release, bantering on stage about whether they’d write together again.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2023
The 89-second video showed the comedian bantering with an audience member who volunteered that he is Malaysian.
From New York Times ● Jun. 9, 2023
The tone of their conversation had been light, bantering, but Archie knew that Emile was deadly serious underneath.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
Vocabulary lists containing bantering
"The Great Gatsby," Chapter 1 Vocabulary
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