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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  • 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
  • But if the White House is concerned about attendance, Vance isn't letting on.
    — Tamara Keith, NPR, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of letting on
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  • That vibe keeps circulating through the wider social beauty trends conversation, alongside other nostalgic beauty looks getting a modern update.
    — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Some raised the possibility that this was an act of racial violence, reacting to images circulating online of Wells and a crew of white friends.
    — Cristian Farias, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 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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