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Synonyms for banter
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : ban-ter |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈbæn tər |
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Définition of banter
Origin :- 1670s, origin uncertain; said by Swift to be a word from London street slang. Related: Bantered; bantering. The noun is from 1680s.
- noun teasing
- verb tease
- He raised his eyes to hers; and nodded with an air of banter that was charming.
- Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
- It was very gravely said, but she took it for banter, and giggled excessively.
- Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
- Try not to mind the banter of your relations and friends at any possible failure.
- Extract from : « The Skilful Cook » by Mary Harrison
- Mrs. Garth's banter was not calculated to outlast this kind of assault.
- Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine
- For a while I hung back and took no share in the banter that was toward.
- Extract from : « Bardelys the Magnificent » by Rafael Sabatini
- There was still a suggestion of banter in his words, but the old man was too serious to notice it.
- Extract from : « Hidden Water » by Dane Coolidge
- Ward now and then asked Goodman why he did not join in the banter.
- Extract from : « Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete » by Albert Bigelow Paine
- There was the slightest flavour of banter in the tone of Ricardo's governor.
- Extract from : « Victory » by Joseph Conrad
- So she talked to him as in duty bound, and he seemed inclined to banter her.
- Extract from : « Olive in Italy » by Moray Dalton
- The man spoke seriously, not in a spirit of banter, and Rodney wondered.
- Extract from : « Rodney, the Ranger » by John V. Lane
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