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bandying around

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

Meaning of bandy around

Verb

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

  1. To talk about something with others, but without knowing the exact facts or truth of the matter.
    • There are a lot of different figures being bandied around, but the exact cost will not be known for some time yet.
    Synonyms:
    bandy about

Questions about bandying around

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

Words near bandying around in the dictionary

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

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