Parrot (Verb)
Meaning
Repeat mindlessly; "The students parroted the teacher's words".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The politician just parroted the script without understanding the issues it addressed.
- He parroted the sales pitch so many times, he had lost all sense of its original meaning.
- She parroted her mother's excuses for not attending the event, but deep down she knew the real reason.
- The news anchor began to parrot the company line, not allowing for any independent thought or discussion.
- The students struggled to think critically, instead they parroted what they had been told without questioning it.