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Grammar : Verb
Spell : par-uh t
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpær ət



Definition of parroted

Origin :
  • "repeat without understanding," 1590s, from parrot (n.). Related: Parroted; parroting.
  • verb repeat
Example sentences :
  • But now he parroted with unconscious irony the phrases he had once so admired.
  • Extract from : « In a Little Town » by Rupert Hughes
  • Obligingly she parroted over to Fibsy the lingo of the message.
  • Extract from : « The Mark of Cain » by Carolyn Wells
  • Joe, under his breath, parroted the words of the Sov officer.
  • Extract from : « Frigid Fracas » by Dallas McCord Reynolds
  • "Don't do anything you'd be sorry for," he parroted, sarcastical, the young man's recent admonition to the captain.
  • Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • Lorry pulled her eyes down to the cherubic little face as she parroted dully.
  • Extract from : « I'll Kill You Tomorrow » by Helen Huber
  • "Prosecution agrees to accept the present court," Goodham parroted.
  • Extract from : « Lone Star Planet » by Henry Beam Piper and John Joseph McGuire
  • Here is an old one whose sentiments have been often parroted by unthinking humans of modern times.
  • Extract from : « Mother Earth, Vol. 1 No. 4, June 1906 » by Various

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