Bandying

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    gerund of bandy (“the act of one who bandies”) form-of, gerund

    "[B]y ambitious prenſations, by Simoniacal corruptions, by political bandyings, by popular factions, by all kinds of ſiniſter vvays, men crept into the place, doth appear by thoſe many diſmal Schiſms, […]"

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of bandy form-of, gerund, participle, present

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airingbookbroadcastbroadcastingcirculationdisplay

Example

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"It's no use bandying words with them."

Etymology

From bandy + -ing.

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