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bandying about

bandying about is the present participle and gerund of bandy about.

Meaning of bandy about

Verb

bandy about (third-person singular simple present bandies about, present participle bandying about, simple past and past participle bandied about)

  1. (transitive) To say (things) frequently and casually, without due consideration.
    • There are a lot of different figures being bandied about, but the exact cost will not be known for some time yet.
    Synonyms:
    bandy around

Questions about bandying about

What is bandying about the present participle and gerund of?
Bandying about is the present participle and gerund of bandy about.

Words near bandying about in the dictionary

  1. bandy-coot
  2. bandy-coots
  3. bandy-legged
  4. bandyball
  5. bandying
  6. bandying about
  7. bandying around
  8. bandying words
  9. bandyings
  10. bandylegged
  11. bandylite

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