bandy
verb (used with object)
to pass from one to another or back and forth; give and take; trade; exchange.
was bandying
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past progressiveof bandy.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The coroner, who looked a little the worse for his dinner of the day before, was bandying jokes with the facetious reporters.
From Round the Block by Bouton, John Bell
In the centre of the plaza Caybigan, in his graceful, elastic pose, half-confident, half-wild, was bandying with three of the blue-shirted soldiers.
From Caybigan by Hopper, James
But while she was bandying words, P'ing Erh happened to bring her another string of cash prompted by the apprehension that her capital might not suffice to meet her wants.
From Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books by Joly, H. Bencraft
For all the while that he was bandying meaningless messages he continued his onward march.
From The Gracchi Marius and Sulla Epochs of Ancient History by Beesley, A.H.
Her question struck upon Mr. Darlington's native conventionality, and made him conscious of the fact that, perhaps almost indiscreetly, he was bandying words with a maid-servant.
From In the Wilderness by Hichens, Robert Smythe
