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bandied

Variant of bandy

transitive verb bandied, bandying

  1. to toss or hit back and forth, as a ball
  2. to pass (gossip, rumor, etc.) about freely and carelessly
  3. to give and take; specif., to exchange (words) in an angry or argumentative manner

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