Parroting - English meaning

Parroting – definitions in English dictionary

verb
Repeat mechanically.
Usage examples:
Encouraging students to parrot back information
Synonims:
Repeat mindlesslyRepeatRepeat mechanicallyEchoSay again

noun
A bird, often vividly coloured, with a short downcurved hooked bill, grasping feet, and a raucous voice, found especially in the tropics and feeding on fruits and seeds. many are popular as cage birds, and some are able to mimic the human voice.
Usage examples:
It's been observed in many other bird species besides parrots and macaws, as well as elephants, mac…

verb
Present participle of parrot
Usage examples:
She doesn't have an original thought in her head - she just parrots anything that sara says.

Parroting translation into English

Parroting: translate from English into Chinese

鹦鹉学舌, 学舌, 鹦, 鹦哥, 鹦嘴鱼

Parroting: translate from English into Dutch

Napraten, Nadoen, Drillen

Parroting: translate from English into French

Perroquet, Répéter comme un perroquet, Imiter

Parroting: translate from English into German

Nachplappern

Parroting: translate from English into Hindi

तोता, तोते के अनुसार बकना

Parroting: translate from English into Italian

Pappagallo, Ripetere come pappagallo

Parroting: translate from English into Korean

앵무새, 기계적으로 되풀이하다, 기계적으로 되풀이하여 말하다

Parroting: translate from English into Russian

Попугай, Попугайничать, Повторять как попугай, Учить бессмысленно повторять

Parroting: translate from English into Spanish

Loro, Repetir como un loro

Word origin

early 16th century: probably from dialect French perrot, diminutive of the male given name Pierre ‘Peter’. Compare with parakeet.

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Parroting – similar words

parroter

noun
A person who talks incessantly or inconsequentially; a person who parrots the words or ideas of another.

Parroter - all meanings in English

parroted

verb
Repeat mechanically.
Usage examples:
Encouraging students to parrot back information

noun
A bird, often vividly coloured, with a short downcurved hooked bill, grasping feet, and a raucous voice, found especially in the tropics and feeding on fruits and seeds. many are popular as cage birds, and some are able to mimic the human voice.
Usage examples:
It's been observed in many other bird species besides parrots and macaws, as well as elephants, mac…

verb
Past simple and past participle of parrot
Usage examples:
She doesn't have an original thought in her head - she just parrots anything that sara says.

Parroted - all meanings in English

parrot

noun
A bird, often vividly coloured, with a short downcurved hooked bill, grasping feet, and a raucous voice, found especially in the tropics and feeding on fruits and seeds. many are popular as cage birds, and some are able to mimic the human voice.
Usage examples:
It's been observed in many other bird species besides parrots and macaws, as well as elephants, mac…

verb
Repeat mechanically.
Usage examples:
Encouraging students to parrot back information

noun
A tropical bird with a curved beak and usually colorful feathers, some of which can be taught to repeat words
Usage examples:
She just parrots anything he says.

Parrot - all meanings in English

Parroting synonims

echo

ˈek.əʊ

noun
A sound or sounds caused by the reflection of sound waves from a surface back to the listener.
Usage examples:
The walls threw back the echoes of his footsteps

verb
(of a sound) be repeated or reverberate after the original sound has stopped.
Usage examples:
Their footsteps echoed on the metal catwalks

proper noun
A nymph deprived of speech by hera in order to stop her chatter, and left able only to repeat what others had said.

Echo - all meanings in English

repeat

verb
Say again something one has already said.
Usage examples:
‘are you hurt?’ he repeated

noun
Something that occurs or is done again.
Usage examples:
The final will be a repeat of last year

verb
To say, tell, or do something again
Usage examples:
She repeated the question., listen to the tape and repeat each word., we’re hoping to avoid a repea…

Repeat - all meanings in English

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