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
Come, come," he answered, "we are bandying terms and words, as if empty breath amounted to anything but inanity.
From Mr. Isaacs by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford
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 Isabel Florence Hapgood
