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parroting

parroting is the present participle and gerund of parrot.

Meaning of parrot

Verb

parrot (third-person singular simple present parrots, present participle parroting, simple past and past participle parroted or parrotted)

  1. (transitive) To repeat (exactly what has just been said) without necessarily showing understanding, in the manner of a parrot.
    • The interviewee merely parroted the views of her tabloid.
    Synonyms:
    ape, copycat

See all 7 meanings of parrot

Noun

parroting (plural parrotings)

  1. mindless repetition of words or ideas
    • The discriminatory sense of moral position denotes a subclass of anthropological morality by contrasting a sincere moral conviction about proper conduct with prejudices, rationalizations, parrotings of others, etc.2002, Michael D. Bayles, W. L. Robison, The Legal Essays of Michael Bayles, page 27

Forms of parroting

pluralparrotings

Phrases with parroting

Questions about parroting

What does parroting mean?
Parroting means mindless repetition of words or ideas.
What is parroting the present participle and gerund of?
Parroting is the present participle and gerund of parrot.
What part of speech is parroting?
Parroting is a noun.
What is the plural of parroting?
The plural of parroting is parrotings.

Words near parroting in the dictionary

  1. Parrothead
  2. Parrotheads
  3. parrothood
  4. parrothouse
  5. parrothouses
  6. parroting
  7. parrotings
  8. parrotise
  9. parrotised
  10. parrotises
  11. parrotising

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