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Definition of banter verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

banter

verb
 
/ˈbæntə(r)/
 
/ˈbæntər/
[intransitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they banter
 
/ˈbæntə(r)/
 
/ˈbæntər/
he / she / it banters
 
/ˈbæntəz/
 
/ˈbæntərz/
past simple bantered
 
/ˈbæntəd/
 
/ˈbæntərd/
past participle bantered
 
/ˈbæntəd/
 
/ˈbæntərd/
-ing form bantering
 
/ˈbæntərɪŋ/
 
/ˈbæntərɪŋ/
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  1. banter (with somebody) to joke with somebody
    • He bantered with reporters and posed for photographers.
    Word Originlate 17th cent.: of unknown origin.
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