All 4 Uses of
banter
in
The Awakening
- "Don't banter me," she said, wounded at what appeared to be his flippancy.†
Chpt 10 *
- She laughed and bantered him a little, remembering too late that she should have been dignified and reserved.†
Chpt 20
- She answered in as light and bantering a spirit as she fancied it deserved, and said she would be glad to have him look in upon her at work whenever he felt the inclination and his business gave him the opportunity.†
Chpt 26
- "She says queer things sometimes in a bantering way that you don't notice at the time and you find yourself thinking about afterward."†
Chpt 27
Definition:
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(banter) casual conversation that is clever and amuses; or to engage in such conversation