What does bantering mean?

bantering means "cleverly amusing in tone".

How many syllables are in bantering?

bantering has 3 syllables: ban-te-ring. The stress falls on "ban". In IPA it is /ˈbæntɚɪŋ/.

What is another word for bantering?

Close synonyms include facetious, tongue-in-cheek. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is bantering a common word?

bantering is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

bantering — meaning, pronunciation and definition

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
cleverly amusing in tone
“a bantering tone”
“facetious remarks”
“tongue-in-cheek advice”
Synonymsfacetious tongue-in-cheek
Similarhumorous

Questions about bantering

What does bantering mean?: bantering means "cleverly amusing in tone".
How many syllables are in bantering?: bantering has 3 syllables: ban-te-ring. The stress falls on "ban". In IPA it is /ˈbæntɚɪŋ/.
What is another word for bantering?: Close synonyms include facetious, tongue-in-cheek. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is bantering a common word?: bantering is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for bantering come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
cleverly amusing in tone
“a bantering tone”
“facetious remarks”
“tongue-in-cheek advice”
Synonymsfacetious tongue-in-cheek
Similarhumorous

Questions about bantering

What does bantering mean?: bantering means "cleverly amusing in tone".
How many syllables are in bantering?: bantering has 3 syllables: ban-te-ring. The stress falls on "ban". In IPA it is /ˈbæntɚɪŋ/.
What is another word for bantering?: Close synonyms include facetious, tongue-in-cheek. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is bantering a common word?: bantering is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

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