- present participle of parry.
parrying
Example Sentences
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Unlike commercial antibiotics, phages evolve alongside their bacterial hosts, dodging and parrying the bacterial response so that for every pathogen, there’s likely a bacteriophage, somewhere, that eats it.
From Salon ● Nov. 20, 2024
Norway committed bodies forward in the latter stages and registered their first shot on target in the final minute of normal time, Manuela Zinsberger parrying Ildhusoy's shot onto the crossbar.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2022
In “Sifu,” as has been the trend since the “Dark Souls” games have risen in popularity, a key strategy is to put a large emphasis on defense and parrying moves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2022
Instead, Thompson won the next 2 points, the last by magically parrying what appeared to be a sure winner with a flip of his paddle.
From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 2021
He allowed my brother to gain an advantage, then reversed their positions by parrying his thrusts.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
