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misparrot

misparrot verb: to parrot incorrectly; to make an imperfect attempt to repeat what one has heard.

Verb

misparrot (third-person singular simple present misparrots, present participle misparroting, simple past and past participle misparroted)

  1. To parrot incorrectly; to make an imperfect attempt to repeat what one has heard.

Forms of misparrot

third-person singular presentmisparrots
present participlemisparroting
past participlemisparroted
pastmisparroted

Origin of misparrot

From mis- + parrot.

Questions about misparrot

What does misparrot mean?
Misparrot means to parrot incorrectly; to make an imperfect attempt to repeat what one has heard.
What part of speech is misparrot?
Misparrot is a verb.
What is the past tense of misparrot?
The past tense of misparrot is misparroted.

Words near misparrot in the dictionary

  1. misparented
  2. mispark
  3. misparked
  4. misparking
  5. misparks
  6. misparrot
  7. misparroted
  8. misparroting
  9. misparrots
  10. misparse
  11. misparsed

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