bandying (about)

verb

present participle of bandy (about)
as in noising (about or abroad)

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  1. letting on
  2. circulating
  3. gossiping
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  • As for 5-star quarterback Julian Lewis, who was demoted last week, there seems to be more to the situation than Deion is intentionally letting on.
    — Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • But if the contract has more to do with his absence than the Steelers are letting on?
    — Mike DeFabo, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of letting on
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  • Following these reports, concerns are circulating about what exactly caused the death and quarantine — and just how worried the rest of the world should be.
    — Renée Onque, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The petition was launched Saturday after photos began circulating online and among students that allegedly show messages from the group chat.
    — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of circulating
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  • The two women start to hang out again like college pals, gossiping and hip-hip dancing and — always – splitting a bottle of white wine.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Hollywood is gossiping that her current paramour Scooter Braun looks like her past fiancé — Jonathan Davino.
    — Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of gossiping
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“Bandying (about).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bandying%20%28about%29. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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