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bandy

verb

/ˈbændi/

Meaning

To pass (words, ideas, or gossip) back and forth in a casual or argumentative way.

They bandied jokes across the table.

bandy words

exchange, toss, discuss, spar, argue

ignore, silence

bandy words, bandy about, bandy ideas, bandy insults

to go down below the surface of something, especially water

to move quickly and suddenly; to strike or break something violently

to delay or slow down the progress of something

to overwhelm or confuse; to be astonished or puzzled by something

to communicate or work together with someone or something

to turn into glass or a glass-like substance by heat