bandied
v.
吵嘴，顶嘴( bandy的过去式和过去分词 );
传播（谣言、消息等）（常为漫不经心地）;
例句:
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The men talk as cheerfully as ever; jests are bandied about freely.
男人们像往常一样高兴地聊着，彼此间随意开着玩笑。
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I know it's bandied about, but I think it's only a rumour.
我知道这事到处乱传, 不过我想这只是谣言.
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He whispered my name to newspapermen, know-ing that it would be bandied about.
他把我的名字悄声告诉了记者，明知道这会到处传开的。
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But the word legacy has been bandied about ever since the bid.
来自BBC
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Big data is a phrase bandied around a lot at the moment.
来自BBC
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To be the ball of Time, Bandied by the hands of fools.
来自Tennyson