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See definition of parrying on Dictionary.com
  • as inimperviousness
  • as ininsusceptibility
  • as inrenitence
  • as inrenitency
  • as inresistance

synonyms for parrying

  • battle
  • blocking
  • check
  • combat
  • contention
  • counteraction
  • cover
  • defiance
  • detention
  • fight
  • friction
  • hindrance
  • holding
  • immunity
  • impedance
  • impediment
  • intransigence
  • obstruction
  • protection
  • rebuff
  • refusal
  • retardation
  • safeguard
  • screen
  • shield
  • stand
  • struggle
  • support
  • unsusceptibility
  • watch
  • halting
  • impeding
  • insusceptibility
  • protecting
  • striking back
  • warding off
  • withstanding
On this page you'll find 205 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to parrying, such as: battle, blocking, check, combat, contention, and counteraction.

antonyms for parrying

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  • aid
  • assistance
  • harm
  • help
  • hurt
  • injury
  • liberation
  • peace
  • promotion
  • truce
        • aid
        • assistance
        • help
        • liberation
        • peace
        • promotion
        • compliance
        • conforming
        • cooperation
        • submission
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        How to use parrying in a sentence

        Augereau at first confined himself to parrying, but at last, being wounded, he thrust out and killed his opponent.
        NAPOLEON'S MARSHALSR. P. DUNN-PATTISON
        He was struggling furiously now, ducking and parrying the sweep of that long, yellow arm, with which Pong sought to grasp him.
        THE PONY RIDER BOYS IN TEXASFRANK GEE PATCHIN
        Nance's eyes met Molly's and in a flash she understood why her friend had been parrying the questions of the other girls.
        MOLLY BROWN'S SOPHOMORE DAYSNELL SPEED
        One day, when least expected, a blow might fell him to the ground if he were ignorant of the art of parrying it.
        THE FOURTH ESTATE, VOL.1ARMANDO PALACIO VALDS
        He saved his life by parrying the bayonets which were thrust at him, although some of them pierced his clothes.
        THE SIEGE OF BOSTONALLEN FRENCH
        He did, answered Erskine, parrying easily and with an answering thrust that turned Grey suddenly anxious.
        ERSKINE DALE--PIONEERJOHN FOX
        Now I made at him full tilt, and, parrying his cut, I got my point in just under the fourth button of his tunic.
        THE EXPLOITS OF BRIGADIER GERARDARTHUR CONAN DOYLE
        She had been awake, then, to the thrusting and parrying behind masked language.
        THE AMAZING MARRIAGE, COMPLETEGEORGE MEREDITH
        Father Roland was parrying his straight blows like an adept.
        THE COURAGE OF MARGE O'DOONEJAMES OLIVER CURWOOD
        Quick as McTurpin was in parrying attack--for he had frequent need of such defense--the onslaught of Benito found him unprepared.
        PORT O' GOLDLOUIS JOHN STELLMAN
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