to parrot
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6.4
- verb
- /ˈpærət/
:
repetir
- We need to be rational as we're thinking them through and applying them, rather than just parroting them as if they're going to magically help us.
- simply parrot
- parrot it back
But in that process, a lot gets lost because you're just kind of parroting the source.
- But in that process, a lot gets lost because you're just kind of parroting the source.
- I'm, I'm just, I'm just parroting commentary.
- And most people walk around parroting other people's words for the vast majority of their lives.
- You know, I think the other thing to think about is what to parrot, you know, from the Kalin's and others.
- You know, the other communists you see on TV and people who are parroting the same talking points in the same way as them.
- Some people, obviously some people just just hear that you're not parroting their, their point of view and write articles in the Independent.
- It always parrots this theme of relationships can only move forward if we don't live in the past.
- Ultimately, the goal is not that you can simply parrot Epictetus and say, well, Epictetus said da da, da da da.
- Or you'll learn that what you say only matters if you're parroting what the narcissistic parent is saying or what they want to hear.
- And it's very easy for these people to be parroting something the visitors are wanting them to say when in fact they think it's their own mind.
- But separately, parroting that the silicon can handle it and AMD is now being punished is about as manipulative as it gets.
- Which is now just parroted as overwhelmingly a a label of dismissal?
- And you should at least parrot the, the, the shibalev in order to express your fealty to the 'cause it should, that should be resisted.
Examples
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I don't need you to parrot everything this guy says.
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Are you just gonna parrot everything I say?
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And, and then I would, you know, just parrot back the question to them, what do you do?
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"Why do you parrot that book all the time?"
Fiction book (1999) -
And most people walk around parroting other people's words for the vast majority of their lives.
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"You couldn't have saved her," he said, parroting words some professional had told him.
Fiction book (1997) -
Your instructor tells you, when you write your exam, don't just parrot the words of the authors you're studying.
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We are not a bunch of blind, bleating sheep, parroting the talking heads on the MSM.
Blog text (11) -
During the debate, he was criticized for merely parroting the party line instead of offering his own opinions.
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Teachers often advise students not to parrot what they hear but to think critically about the material.
Synonyms
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3.1
To copy someone's actions or voice to make people laugh
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2.5
To copy words or ideas from someone else
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7.7
To repeat facts from memory without understanding or new ideas
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
Repeat someone else's opinions without understanding them or adding your own
Compounds
- Specialized
An infection people get from sick birds, often parrots, that causes lung illness
- Offensive
A computer system that copies human language without truly understanding it
How Imitative
Surface Forms
Etymology
Parrot (verb) comes from the bird’s name; to parrot something is to 'repeat' it like the bird does. So to parrot means to copy words or actions mechanically, without real understanding.