banter

ban·ter

B0064900 (băn′tər)n. Good-humored, playful, or teasing conversation.v. ban·tered, ban·ter·ing, ban·ters v.intr. To engage in banter: bantered with her colleagues during a coffee break.v.tr. To speak to in a playful or teasing way: "She laughed and bantered him a little, remembering too late that she should have been dignified and reserved" (Kate Chopin).

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ban′ter·er n.ban′ter·ing·ly adv.

banter

(ˈbæntə) vbto speak to or tease lightly or jokinglynlight, teasing, or joking language or repartee[C17: of unknown origin] ˈbanterer n

ban•ter

(ˈbæn tər)
n. 1. an exchange of light, playful remarks; good-natured raillery. v.t. 2. to address with banter; chaff. v.i. 3. to use banter. [1660–70; orig. uncertain] ban′ter•er, n.

banter

Past participle: bantered
Gerund: bantering

Imperative
banter
banter

Present
I banter
you banter
he/she/it banters
we banter
you banter
they banter

Preterite
I bantered
you bantered
he/she/it bantered
we bantered
you bantered
they bantered

Present Continuous
I am bantering
you are bantering
he/she/it is bantering
we are bantering
you are bantering
they are bantering

Present Perfect
I have bantered
you have bantered
he/she/it has bantered
we have bantered
you have bantered
they have bantered

Past Continuous
I was bantering
you were bantering
he/she/it was bantering
we were bantering
you were bantering
they were bantering

Past Perfect
I had bantered
you had bantered
he/she/it had bantered
we had bantered
you had bantered
they had bantered

Future
I will banter
you will banter
he/she/it will banter
we will banter
you will banter
they will banter

Future Perfect
I will have bantered
you will have bantered
he/she/it will have bantered
we will have bantered
you will have bantered
they will have bantered

Future Continuous
I will be bantering
you will be bantering
he/she/it will be bantering
we will be bantering
you will be bantering
they will be bantering

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been bantering
you have been bantering
he/she/it has been bantering
we have been bantering
you have been bantering
they have been bantering

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been bantering
you will have been bantering
he/she/it will have been bantering
we will have been bantering
you will have been bantering
they will have been bantering

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been bantering
you had been bantering
he/she/it had been bantering
we had been bantering
you had been bantering
they had been bantering

Conditional
I would banter
you would banter
he/she/it would banter
we would banter
you would banter
they would banter

Past Conditional
I would have bantered
you would have bantered
he/she/it would have bantered
we would have bantered
you would have bantered
they would have bantered

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	banter - light teasing repartee backchat, raillery, give-and-takerepartee - adroitness and cleverness in replybadinage - frivolous banterpersiflage - light teasing
Verb	1.	banter - be silly or tease one another; "After we relaxed, we just kidded around"chaff, jolly, josh, kidbait, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, razz, twit, tease, cod, rag, rally, ride - harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie"

banter

noun1. joking, kidding (informal), ribbing (informal), teasing, jeering, quipping, mockery, derision, jesting, chaff, pleasantry, repartee, wordplay, joshing, badinage, chaffing, raillery, persiflage She heard them exchanging good-natured banter.verb1. joke, kid (informal), rib (informal), tease, taunt, jeer, quip, josh (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), jest, take the mickey (informal), chaff They shared a cocktail and bantered easily.

banter

nounGood-natured teasing:badinage, chaff, raillery, taunt.Informal: ribbing.verbTo tease or mock good-humoredly:chaff, joke, josh.Informal: kid, rib, ride.Slang: jive, rag, razz.

Translations

善意的取笑逗乐

banter

(ˈbӕntə) noun friendly teasing. The sick boy was cheered up by the noisy banter of his friends. 善意的玩笑 善意的取笑，逗乐