From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbandy words (with somebody)bandy words (with somebody)old-fashionedARGUE to argue → bandy
Examples from the Corpus
bandy words (with somebody)• Voice over Here it's a virtue to have no belief in what you say, bandying words is an admired skill.• We can not bandy words with Nature, or deal with her as we deal with persons. 