parrying a question

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• parry — UK [ˈpærɪ] / US [ˈperɪ] verb Word forms parry : present tense I/you/we/they parry he/she/it parries present participle parrying past tense parried past participle parried 1) [intransitive/transitive] to push something to the side, especially in… …   English dictionary

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