25 collocations for banter

I bantered this man in a friendly way about secret drinking and the confessional and women and paradise, causing uproarious delight among the bystanders.

In like manner, Sir Robert unfortunately banters our author for drawing from Seneca an instance of a lofty mode of expressing so ordinary a thing as shutting a door[A], instead of giving an example to the same effect in English.

He'd banter Apostolic castings, As you jeer fishermen at Hastings.

Well, I'll tell you: but mind, you mustn't banter the child about it, for he can't stand it,though it's only a joke.

The lordly, triumphant manner with which he bantered Gladstone for his dealings in the Straits of Malacca, the demonstrative confidence with which he took victory for granted, and the magnetism of his personal bearing, made an impression on me quite unique in my experience of men.

"Why, I thought," bantered Darrin ironically, "that you were going to fight me yourself.

I dare not discover the Fool for his Master's sake, and it may spoil our Intrigue anon; besides, he'll then discover me, and I shall be discarded for bantering the Doctor.

The unhappy poet had recourse to every friend, prince, and great man he could think of, to join his entreaties; he sought refuge in composition, but still entreated; he occasionally reproached and even bantered the duke in some of his letters to his friends, all of which, doubtless, were opened; but still he entreated, flattered, adored, all to no purpose, for seven long years and upwards.

"I 'lowed you might get lost," bantered the young fellow, not offering to carry the packet as they trudged away side by side.

All things are order'd as I have written you at large; our Scenes and all our Properties are ready; we have no more to do but to banter the old Gentleman into a little more Faith, which the next Visit of our new Cabalist Charmante will complete.

The French Governor of the Paumotus was there, gaily bantering half a dozen girls for whom he bought drinks.

The lordly, triumphant manner with which he bantered Gladstone for his dealings in the Straits of Malacca, the demonstrative confidence with which he took victory for granted, and the magnetism of his personal bearing, made an impression on me quite unique in my experience of men.

Ho, ho!You will stay a week, won't you, Nat?" He spoke so rapidly and his face underwent so many changes, now betraying the keenest excitement, now wrinkled in an ogreish, bantering grin, now almost pleading in its earnestness, that Nathaniel knew not what to make of him.

" "Oh, ah-huh!" replied Lenore, imitating her father, and bantering Jake, more for the fun of it than from any intention of disobeying him.

But on the whole Byron's feeling towards Keats was one of savage contempt during the young poet's life, and of bantering levity after his death.

Alfonso excelled the grandiloquent poet himself in his love of pomp and worship; and as he had no particular merits to warrant it, his victim bantered his love of titles.

She would banter Max and would run imaginary courses with him, taking the part of Calli, and always falling dead at Max's feet; but the moment of relaxation brought a haunting, terrified expression to her eyes.

You banter mebut in plain English, tell me, What made you here thus early, Entring yon House with such Authority? Gay.

Poor kind Aunt Tipping, it is a shame to banter her memory even in so obvious a fashion; for if ever there was a kind heart, it was hers.

Mother gives us an almost imperceptible glance of gentle reproach, but father is so occupied in bantering a strange missbanter in which the gallant and the fatherly happily join to make that manner which is the envy and admiration of the neighborhoodthat he seems unconscious of our entrance.

At the close of a Parliamentary session, an uneventful leader of a section of Parliament banters his more eventful rival, and enlivening his criticism by a sneer at our Congress, challenges the contempt of his rival, as if to draw it forth in the same critical direction.

That she should banter strangers in a public place!

When Wesley, after the June examinations, which he passed by the narrowest squeeze'twas said by outside influencecame home to display his cadet buttons and his neat gray uniform in Acredale, Kate bantered the complacent young warrior jocosely.

Unfortunately her peculiar mode of enjoying herself is calculated to have rather a depressing influence upon the spirits of those with whom she comes in contactalways excepting Jack, who has a lively sense of the ludicrous, and never enjoys himself better than in bantering his aunt.

[Exeunt. Let me seeI have got no ready stuff to banter withbut no matter, any Gibberish will serve the Fools'tis now about the hour of Tenbut Twelve is my appointed lucky Minute, when all the Blessings that my Soul could wish, shall be resign'd to me.

25 collocations for  banter