Definition of Parroting

1. Verb. (present participle of parrot) ¹

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Definition of Parroting

1. parrot [v] - See also: parrot

Lexicographical Neighbors of Parroting

parrot jaw
parrot mouth
parrot snake
parrot virus
parrotbill
parrotbills
parroted
parroter
parroters
parrotfinch
parrotfinches
parrotfishes
parrothouse
parrothouses
parroting (current term)
parrotlet
parrotlets
parrotlike
parrotries
parrotry
parrots
parrotted
parroty
parrs
parry's disease
parry fracture
parrying
parrying dagger
parrying daggers

Literary usage of Parroting

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Golden Words of a Sufi Sheikh: Revised Edition by M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (Ral.), M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (2006)
"Discard the parroting of mantras. Instead of this, acquire the knowledge which will teach you the truth, and act accordingly. 562. The sheikh says: Discard ..."

2. Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens (1908)
"got nothing to do but fold your arms and stand a Poll parroting all night? ... "And don't you know that I won't have no Poll parroting on the part of my ..."

3. Teaching Children to Be Literate: A Reflective Approach by Anthony V. Manzo, Ula Casale Manzo (1995)
"Enactment of these early Note Cue discussions is a form of "strategic parroting" in which students are expected to participate with relatively little ..."

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