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Definition of parrot verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

parrot

verb

NAmE//ˈpærət//

parrot somebody/something (disapproving)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they parrot

he / she / it parrots

past simple parroted

-ing form parroting

to repeat what someone else has said without thinking about what it means

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