noun
- good-humored teasing or joking remarks; playful banter
Usage: plural form of raillery; formal
Examples
- The dinner party was filled with gentle railleries between old friends.
- His railleries about her cooking were met with laughter rather than offense.
- The siblings exchanged their usual railleries during the family gathering.
- She enjoyed the witty railleries that characterized their conversations.
- The professor’s railleries helped lighten the mood in the classroom.
- Their railleries revealed a deep affection beneath the playful teasing.