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parodying

Syllables: par·o·dyingUK/ˈpæɹədi.ɪŋ/US/ˈpæɹədi.ɪŋ/

parodying is the present participle and gerund of parody.

Meaning of parody

Verb

parody (third-person singular simple present parodies, present participle parodying, simple past and past participle parodied)

  1. (transitive) To make a parody of something.
    • The comedy movie parodied the entire Western genre.

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Noun

parodying (plural parodyings)

  1. An instance of parody.
    • According to Stoddard, a little group at one time during this period headed by Taylor delighted to meet on certain ambrosial nights to dissipate in poetic composition, in deliberate burlesquings and parodyings and imitatings of the various poets […]1923, Fred Lewis Pattee, Development of the American Short Story: An Historical Survey

Forms of parodying

pluralparodyings

Questions about parodying

What does parodying mean?
Parodying means an instance of parody.
What is parodying the present participle and gerund of?
Parodying is the present participle and gerund of parody.
What part of speech is parodying?
Parodying is a noun.
How do you pronounce parodying?
Parodying is pronounced /ˈpæɹədi.ɪŋ/ (US).
What is the plural of parodying?
The plural of parodying is parodyings.

Words near parodying in the dictionary

  1. parodos
  2. parody
  3. parody mass
  4. parody masses
  5. parodyable
  6. parodying
  7. parodyings
  8. paroecious
  9. paroecism
  10. paroecy
  11. paroemia

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Adapted from Wiktionary: parodying (page history and authors); parody (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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