"parroting" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: parrotings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} parroting (plural parrotings)
  1. mindless repetition of words or ideas Translations (mindless repetition of words): Nachplappern [neuter] (German), παπαγαλία (papagalía) [feminine] (Greek)
    Sense id: en-parroting-en-noun-pgGmozVU

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} parroting
  1. present participle and gerund of parrot Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: parrot
    Sense id: en-parroting-en-verb-s1GwuZlU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69

Inflected forms

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