Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parrot cry

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.46 in modern English

Syllables
par-rot cry
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A shout which is mindlessly or mechanically repeated.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From the tendency of parrots to repeat words they have heard.

Inflected Forms

parrot cries (plural)

Questions

What does parrot cry mean?
A shout which is mindlessly or mechanically repeated.
Where does parrot cry come from?
From the tendency of parrots to repeat words they have heard.

How to pronounce parrot cry

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