- present participle of banter.
bantering
Example Sentences
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He is an outdoor person, like Rose; has trouble fitting into societal norms, like Rose; and he is an ideal intellectual partner for her, bantering, well-read and ready to engage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
He was in his 80s then, but still vibrant—rarely seated, moving easily around the room and bantering with staff as they passed in and out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 31, 2026
Smith has been back walking red carpets, bantering on “The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon” and eating spicy chicken until his eyes watered on “Hot Ones,” the popular YouTube show.
From New York Times ● Jun. 7, 2024
"They spent most of the day bantering about which of them was the more Welsh."
From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2024
Perhaps it is indeed time I began to look at this whole matter of bantering more enthusiastically.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
Vocabulary lists containing bantering
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