bandy
verb (used with object)
to pass from one to another or back and forth; give and take; trade; exchange.
are bandying
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present progressiveof bandy.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Because it boomerangs back on the people who are bandying these terms about.
From Salon ● Nov. 15, 2015
Ruddy-curled youths in clean, low-girt shirts, and heavy boots with borders, are bandying lively remarks as they stand with their breasts resting on the unhitched carts, and display their teeth in a grin.
From A Reckless Character And Other Stories by Hapgood, Isabel Florence
Come, come," he answered, "we are bandying terms and words, as if empty breath amounted to anything but inanity.
From Mr. Isaacs by Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion)
