Antonyms for parading


Grammar : Verb
Spell : puh-reyd
Phonetic Transcription : pəˈreɪd


Definition of parading

Origin :
  • 1680s (transitive), from parade (n.). Intransitive sense from 1748. Related: Paraded; parading.
  • verb show off; march
Example sentences :
  • She would have given all she had in the world to prevent Antoine from parading his rags.
  • Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola
  • You're parading your penance, as you call it, before the world.
  • Extract from : « The Letter of the Contract » by Basil King
  • I had received a sharp lesson with regard to parading my preferences.
  • Extract from : « The King's Mirror » by Anthony Hope
  • Meanwhile, Cis was parading, her bouquet clasped to her breast.
  • Extract from : « The Rich Little Poor Boy » by Eleanor Gates
  • We had better go some morning when the troops are parading there.
  • Extract from : « Rollo in London » by Jacob Abbott
  • The dressing of the windows, and the parading of the shop, was to be the work of Jones.
  • Extract from : « The Struggles of Brown, Jones, and Robinson » by Anthony Trollope
  • Denisov, as was his wont, rode out in front of the outposts, parading his courage.
  • Extract from : « War and Peace » by Leo Tolstoy
  • At the same time she longed to feel the delight of parading here as an equal.
  • Extract from : « Sister Carrie » by Theodore Dreiser
  • And fancy me parading into his private office asking him for work!
  • Extract from : « Carl and the Cotton Gin » by Sara Ware Bassett
  • It was a chestnut, with a starred forehead, parading in a far corner.
  • Extract from : « The Dark Flower » by John Galsworthy

Synonyms for parading

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