bandy

[US]/'bændɪ/
[UK]/'bændi/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. argue or discuss (a subject) in a casual or frivolous manner, spread (rumors, news, etc.) by gossip.
Word Forms
Third Person Singularbandies
Past Participlebandied
Past Tensebandied
Present Participlebandying

Phrases & Collocations

bandy words

bandy about

bandy legs

bandy opinions

Example Sentences

bandy an idea about.

I'm not going to bandy words with you.

Real-world Examples

Would not have bandy children, nor fasting, nor birch.

Source: The Song of Innocence and Experience

Would you watch sport like bandy, skeleton or perhaps luge?

Source: 6 Minute English

On the ride down to Los Altos, they bandied around options.

Source: Steve Jobs Biography

That's not the kind of thing you bandy about with Slytherin's heir on the loose, is it?

Source: 2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

The Unabomber, Ted Kaczynski, was even bandied about as a suspect for a while.

Source: World Atlas of Wonders

That is the figure that is bandied around.

Source: Financial Times Podcast

" Options" is the word they keep bandying about.

Source: "Breaking Bad" classic lines

They bandied great names from one to the other.

Source: Blade (Part 1)

Is being bandied around within government as a likely cost.

Source: Financial Times Podcast

You guys really like to bandy that threat around.

Source: League of Legends: Arcane Original Soundtrack

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