Burlesquing
noun, verb
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 An instance of burlesque.
"According to Stoddard, a little group at one time during this period headed by Taylor delighted to meet on certain ambrosial nights to dissipate in poetic composition, in deliberate burlesquings and parodyings and imitatings of the various poets […]"
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of burlesque form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"According to Stoddard, a little group at one time during this period headed by Taylor delighted to meet on certain ambrosial nights to dissipate in poetic composition, in deliberate burlesquings and parodyings and imitatings of the various poets […]"
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