Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of parrot
nounparroting (plural parrotings)
plural parrotings
- mindless repetition of words or ideas
The discriminatory sense of moral position denotes a subclass of anthropological morality by contrasting a sincere moral conviction about proper conduct with prejudices, rationalizations, parrotings of others, etc.
2002, Michael D. Bayles, W. L. Robison, The Legal Essays of Michael Bayles, page 27
Translations
German Nachplappern
- Nachplappernmindless repetition of words
Greek παπαγαλία
- παπαγαλία (papagalía)mindless repetition of words
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APA
parroting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parroting
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“parroting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parroting. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parroting,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parroting.
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