bandy
verb (used with object)
to pass from one to another or back and forth; give and take; trade; exchange.
bandied
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past participleof bandy.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof bandy.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
bandyverb (used with object)to pass from one to another or back and forth; give and take; trade; exchange.
Example Sentences
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"Worrying", "freefall" and "rude awakening" were all bandied around in the immediate aftermath of the club's heaviest ever two-legged European defeat as new boss Wouter Vrankcen's tenure got off to a rocky start.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Many people would be offended by having this fact bandied about—especially when the Coke-can commentary is part of a larger discussion of the serious problems Haley tied to the size statement.
From Slate ● Jan. 15, 2026
Sir George is frequently bandied about as the so-called fifth Beatle.
From Salon ● Jan. 15, 2026
Other ideas being bandied about by automobile aficionados: requiring residents to put standard tags on one car before getting historic tags for another, to show drivers have a legal everyday ride.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
But he was not a mover-and-shaker, only a draftsman; the words he wrote were merely the lyrical expression of ideas that had been bandied about in the Congress and the various colonial legislatures for years.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
