parrot

noun

par·rot | \ ˈper-ət

, ˈpa-rət\

Definition of parrot

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : any of numerous widely distributed tropical birds (order Psittaciformes and especially family Psittacidae) that are often crested and brightly colored, have a distinctive stout hooked bill and zygodactyl feet, and include some excellent mimics

2 : a person who sedulously echoes another's words

parrot

verb

parroted; parroting; parrots

Definition of parrot (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

: to repeat by rote

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Synonyms for parrot

Synonyms: Verb

ditto, echo, quote, reecho, repeat

Examples of parrot in a Sentence

Verb

Some of the students were just parroting what the teacher said. the toddler parroted everything her father said, often to the latter's embarrassment

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

Roseberry said one new attraction this year were a parrot and a ball python from Brookfield Zoo. — Jesse Wright, chicagotribune.com, "Children’s Safety Expo draws dozens to Pleasantdale Middle School," 10 June 2019 Now, instead of openly displaying illicit goods, shop owners may, for example, display a pet parrot as a coded signal to customers. — National Geographic, "Poaching threatens South America's only bear species," 31 May 2019 Introduce this cheese sauce to the parrot’s beak egg whites, and your cheese souffle is underway. — Martha Holmberg, Twin Cities, "The secret to a light, airy, textbook souffle? Stop trying so hard.," 5 June 2019 Introduce this cheese sauce to the parrot’s beak egg whites, and your cheese souffle is underway. — Martha Holmberg, The Denver Post, "The secret to a light, airy, textbook souffle? Stop trying so hard.," 5 June 2019 Norfolk Island, about 900 kilometers to the north, hosts related subspecies of parrots, owls, and several other birds that once made their home on Lord Howe. — John Pickrell, Science | AAAS, "Mass rodent poisoning on this remote Australian island could bring back giant stick insect," 5 June 2019 Humans, parrots and elephants are all vocal learners. — Quanta Magazine, "The Beasts That Keep the Beat," 22 Mar. 2016 Many clearly formed lasting relationships with humans: for example, the Yanomamo of South America taught their parrots to talk. — Longreads, "The Way We Treat Our Pets Is More Paleolithic Than Medieval," 22 Mar. 2018 And ahead of actual product launch, as people built bunk beds and slept in-house, staff mostly forgot to care for the various pets (mostly rabbits and parrots) that had been welcomed into the offices to keep them magical. — Nathan Mattise, Ars Technica, "General Magic—how tech superfriends assembled, dreamt up smartphones, and failed," 12 Aug. 2018

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb

The question parroted fake news, spread around Brazil, that d’Ávila had splurged on baby products abroad. — Olivia Goldhill, Quartz, "Propaganda spread by data “bombs” pushed Brazil’s far-right president to power," 10 July 2019 Ever since then, in response to each mass shooting, pro-gun pundits, politicians, and social media users parrot some version of the slogan, followed by calls to arm the teachers, arm the churchgoers, or arm the office workers. — Susanna Lee, Quartz, "How the ‘good guy with a gun’ became a deadly American fantasy," 7 June 2019 Before the execution can occur, however, the king’s parrot finds a peach clinging to a fragment of a tablet. — Luc Sante, Harper's magazine, "A Crew of Variegated Weirdos," 10 Jan. 2019 Former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton parroted Harris on Wednesday, days after her claims were debunked. — Lukas Mikelionis, Fox News, "Kamala Harris' edited Kavanaugh video, 'made-for-TV' questions draw scrutiny," 13 Sep. 2018 Unlike most 2020 contenders, Ms. Klobuchar hasn’t parroted lefty slogans. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "The Case for Amy Klobuchar," 10 Feb. 2019 Later, congressional investigators would parrot the identical query to their subpoenaed witnesses. — Tom Nolan, WSJ, "‘Hollywood Godfather’ Review: Shaking Down Tinseltown," 27 Dec. 2018 This outlandish allegation was put forth without any credible supporting evidence and simply parroted public statements of others. — Stavros Agorakis, Vox, "Read the full transcript of Sen. Collins’s speech announcing she’ll vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh," 5 Oct. 2018 These teens don’t emptily parrot these sentiments, Bob says, but start exploring and researching it in their own lives. — Daniel Villarreal, Vox, "Drag queens are more political than ever. Can they lead a movement?," 5 Nov. 2018

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