The meaning of Parroting

Parroting – definition

verb
Repeat mechanically.
Usage examples:
Encouraging students to parrot back information
Synonims:
Repeat mindlessly Repeat Repeat mechanically Echo Say 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, 鹦, 学舌, 鹦哥, 鹦嘴鱼

Parroting: translate from English into Dutch

Napraten, Drillen, Nadoen

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, Учить бессмысленно повторять, Повторять как попугай

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.

All meanings and translations of Parroter

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.

All meanings and translations of Parroted

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.

All meanings and translations of Parrot

Parroting synonims

echo

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.

All meanings and translations of Echo

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…

All meanings and translations of Repeat

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