Parrying

Synonyms for "parrying" (44 found)

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Closest matches (9)

bickering boggling captiousness caviling chicane chicanery

Noun(3 words)

block blocking defense

Strong matches (13)

Noun(7 words)

defensive deflect deflection dodging evade evasion guarding

dodging equivocation evasion fencing hairsplitting hedging

Related words (22)

logic choppinglogic-choppingnit pickingnit-picking paltering pettifoggery prevarication pussyfooting quibbling shifting shuffle shuffling sidestepping subterfugesuppressio veritergiversation trichoschistismweasel wordweasel words

Noun(3 words)

prevarication repel sidestep

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More general

9 entries

combat tacticcommunication strategydefense actiondefense mechanismdeflectiondescriptive termqualitative attributeresponse strategyrhetorical tactic

More specific

13 entries

answer avoidanceblock blocking deflectiondeflection of questionsdodging questionsparry a probeparry a questionparry an inquiryparry attackparry blowparry thrustriposte

Collocations

15 entries

defensive parryingdeft parryeffective parryfencing parryingparry a blowparry a questionparry a thrustparrying actionparrying bladeparrying motionparrying reflexparrying stanceparrying techniquerapid parryingswift parry

Inflections

4 entries

more parryingmost parryingparried parries

Derivations

5 entries

parried parrier parries parry parryable

Sample sentences

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The pair both want to touch each other, and indulge in a series of fencings and parryings in the hope of attaining their desire.

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