The meaning of Bantering

Bantering – definition

adjective
Characterized by good-humoured teasing.
Usage examples:
A bantering tone

verb
Exchange remarks in a good-humoured teasing way.
Usage examples:
The men bantered with the waitresses
Synonims:
Joke Jest Pun Sally Quip Josh Wisecrack

adjective
Involving conversation that is funny and not serious
Usage examples:
I grew weary of his bantering style of conversation., she adopted a bantering tone as they spoke.

Bantering translation into English

Bantering: translate from English into Chinese

戏谑, 嘲笑, 嘲

Bantering: translate from English into Dutch

Schertsen, Gekscheren

Bantering: translate from English into French

Badin, Plaisantin

Bantering: translate from English into German

Geplänkel, Scherzhaft, Neckisch

Bantering: translate from English into Hindi

मजाक करना, मज़ाक उड़ाना, छेड़ना, हंसी उड़ाना

Bantering: translate from English into Italian

Scherzare, Canzonare, Prendere in giro, Beffarsi, Parlare in modo scherzoso

Bantering: translate from English into Korean

까부는, 농담하는

Bantering: translate from English into Russian

Подшучивание, Подшучивать, Добродушно поддразнивать, Добродушно подтрунивать, Добродушно подшучивать

Bantering: translate from English into Spanish

Bromeando, Bromear, Burlarse de, Chancearse de

Word origin

late 17th century: of unknown origin.

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Bantering – similar words

bantered

verb
Exchange remarks in a good-humoured teasing way.
Usage examples:
The men bantered with the waitresses

noun
The playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks.
Usage examples:
There was much good-natured banter

verb
Past simple and past participle of banter
Usage examples:
He stood around bantering with his colleagues.

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banter

noun
The playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks.
Usage examples:
There was much good-natured banter

verb
Exchange remarks in a good-humoured teasing way.
Usage examples:
The men bantered with the waitresses

noun
Conversation that is not serious and is often playful
Usage examples:
That kind of banter isn’t appropriate at work.

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Bantering synonims

jest

noun
A thing said or done for amusement; a joke.
Usage examples:
He laughed uproariously at his own jest

verb
Speak in a joking way.
Usage examples:
You jest, surely?

noun
A joke
Usage examples:
We were able to laugh aloud at every jest., his remarks about the beatles were in jest.

All meanings and translations of Jest

joke

noun
A thing that someone says to cause amusement or laughter, especially a story with a funny punchline.
Usage examples:
She was in a mood to tell jokes

verb
Make jokes; talk humorously or flippantly.
Usage examples:
She could laugh and joke with her colleagues

noun
Something, such as an amusing story or trick, that is said or done in order to make people laugh
Usage examples:
He told a joke about a farmer and a lawyer that made nicholas burst into laughter., the playing con…

All meanings and translations of Joke

josh

verb
Tease (someone) in a playful way.
Usage examples:
He loved to josh people

noun
Good-natured banter.
Usage examples:
We found him tired-eyed and peaked—not a man for josh and chatter

abbreviation
Joshua (in biblical references).

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pun

pʌn

noun
A joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings.
Usage examples:
The railway society reception was an informal party of people of all stations (excuse the pun) in l…

verb
Make a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word.
Usage examples:
His first puzzle punned on composers, with answers like ‘handel with care’ and ‘haydn go seek’

verb
Consolidate (earth or rubble) by pounding it.

All meanings and translations of Pun

quip

noun
A witty remark.
Usage examples:
Peter ate heartily with a quip about being a condemned man

verb
Make a witty remark.
Usage examples:
‘flattery will get you nowhere,’ she quipped

All meanings and translations of Quip

sally

noun
A sudden charge out of a besieged place against the enemy; a sortie.
Usage examples:
The garrison there made a sally against us

verb
Make a military sortie.
Usage examples:
They sallied out to harass the enemy

noun
The part of a bell rope that has coloured wool woven into it to provide a grip for the bell-ringer's hands.
Usage examples:
There are two parts to the bell rope the tail and the soft sally, which are pulled alternately to…

All meanings and translations of Sally

wisecrack

noun
A witty remark or joke.
Usage examples:
She could pinpoint the absurdity of every situation with a snappy wisecrack

verb
Make a witty remark or joke.
Usage examples:
Katherine wisecracked until her last breath

noun
A remark that criticizes someone or something in a humorous way

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