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bantering

bantering noun: teasing. Also the present participle and gerund of banter.

Noun

bantering (plural banterings)

  1. teasing
    • Her smiles were distributed among the tourists, and she learned to give keen answers to their good-humored banterings.1889, Harry Stillwell Edwards, Two Runaways and Other Stories
  2. joking; jesting

Adjective

bantering (comparative more bantering, superlative most bantering)

  1. That teases

Also used as

bantering is also the present participle and gerund of banter.

Forms of bantering

Noun
pluralbanterings
Adjective
comparativemore bantering
superlativemost bantering

Words formed from bantering

Questions about bantering

What does bantering mean?
Bantering means teasing.
What part of speech is bantering?
Bantering can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of bantering?
The plural of bantering is banterings.

Words near bantering in the dictionary

  1. bantengs
  2. banter
  3. bantered
  4. banterer
  5. banterers
  6. bantering
  7. banteringly
  8. banterings
  9. banterous
  10. banters
  11. bantersaurus rex

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