Definition of parry in English:

parry

verbparries, parrying, parried ˈpariˈpɛri

[with object]

1Ward off (a weapon or attack) with a countermove.
he parried the blow by holding his sword vertically
Example sentencesExamples
- With a blood curdling cry, the elf lunged for me but I parried her attack and stepped out of the way, just like the many times in practice.
- Suddenly Constantine advanced and Alexander was driven back, parrying Constantine's attacks with his great sword.
- Maintaining distance and at the last possible moment, the attack is parried.
- His left sword clashed against the goblins mace, and to the elf's surprise, he parried the attack.
- If your timing is on the money, Nina will actually parry his attack, leaving him wide open for a countermove.
- I shouted, holding my sword as if I were ready to parry any attack.
- A sword flashed out of nowhere and parried Chris's attack, then pinned him to the ground.
- Almost at once it was on top of her, trying frantically to claw at her, but she already had her sword out and parried its attacks.
- You can parry most incoming attacks with a well-timed sword strike, but in my mind, that's no substitute for being able to go completely defensive.
- I grabbed a fallen tree branch and used it to parry his attacks.
- His attack was parried, and then counterattacked with a diagonal swipe to the head.
- His blade came flying at her chest, and though she managed to parry the attack, the force behind it struck true.
- Soldiers came in from behind, and she spun around, parrying their attacks, and blasting them with her fire.
- He parried the attacks easily, slashing back with his weapon but to no avail.
- When the arms and ammunitions ran out, the volunteers used blank weapons to parry the attacks.
- The duke blocked the attack and parried the following barrage of cuts the prince delivered.
- Show your opponent an opening then pull back to parry his counter attack.
- With only one arm operational, Jay was doing all he could to parry Anthony's attacks.
- Yelping in pain he tried to parry her attacks, but the onslaught came so fast he stumbled, hitting the ground hard.
- He stopped parrying my attacks, took two good shots on the chin, parried the kick I aimed at his gut and batted my leg aside.
Synonyms
ward off, fend off, stave off, turn aside
deflect, hold off, block, avert, counter, rebuff, repel, repulse, hold/keep at bay
1. 1.1 Answer (a question or accusation) evasively.
  he parried questions from reporters outside the building
  Example sentencesExamples
  But he parried questions about the new unit, which had already got off to a rocky start, we discovered.
  But she parried our questions with a wit that reminds us why we found her mother so delightful.
  Glass, who parried questions about the veracity of those articles, should correct the record.
  She parried questions of presspersons with élan, and seemed perfectly at home in the Ministry of Tourism.
  Delight is an understatement, but he keeps it all under perfect control, parrying a host of questions with the aplomb which has won him many admirers, including Rupert Murdoch.
  Even now, during an interview in the family's Manhattan loft, Wong parries questions about his sexuality, his religion, even his age.
  He was circumspect and parried all my questions but did not discount my fears.
  But he parries questions with these guys, and says, ‘Are you sure you need all those - or you don't.’
  He consistently parried any questions about his newfound environmentalism.
  A relaxed Mr Kennedy did not sparkle, but remained jocular as he parried friendly questions.
  As my editorial staff can vouch, there was hardly a day during the race for governor of California when I was not required to parry questions from the media, American and otherwise.
  But the smart girl behind the model was ready to parry all questions.
  In a closed-door meeting, the folksy cleric parries lawmakers' queries by smearing the ministers with corruption charges.
  Synonyms
  evade, sidestep, avoid, dodge, answer evasively, field, fend off, deflect, circumvent, steer clear of, fight shy of
  informal duck

nounPlural parries ˈpariˈpɛri

An act of parrying something.
the swords clashed in a parry
her question met with a polite parry
Example sentencesExamples
- No. Walker's prologue and epilogue (a revealing look at various parries arguing over where Liszt should be buried) clearly frame the diary's events.
- Cecil was fighting for his life now, his body screamed with each parry, each step and each blow.
- The humour is consistent right from the start and nearly always borders on ridiculous, which is a nice parry to the action.
- Parry after parry and blow after blow were the only things Reana thought about as she struggled in the midst of the fight.
- This particular rant had been initiated by Nicholas' ill-advised attempt to employ a parry to block the simplistic head-thrust from the robot.
- Deb has a breakdown when her perfect parry turns out not to be.
- ‘I'm so glad I have someone smart sitting next to me, or life would be a bore,’ Jake thought as he prepared a verbal parry.
- Several blows and parries were executed as images of imaginary foes continued to appear all around him.
- He watched his father's neat, even blows, chops, cuts, and parries.
- Another parry, a block, a feint and Luther rolled out of harm's way.
- A quick parry of the blow, and Tanaka returned the favor with a right hook.
- Making turns, parries and blows against an imaginary opponent Alaina got lost in a constant rhythm.
- They paused for a moment and began to trade a flurry of blows, parries and dodges in a blur of movement.

Origin

Late 17th century: probably representing French parez! 'ward off!', imperative of parer, from Italian parare 'ward off'.

Rhymes

Barry, Carrie, carry, Cary, Clarrie, Gary, glengarry, harry, intermarry, lari, Larry, marry, miscarry, tarry

Definition of parry in US English:

parry

verbˈpɛriˈperē

[with object]

1Ward off (a weapon or attack) with a countermove.
he parried the blow by holding his sword vertically
Example sentencesExamples
- With only one arm operational, Jay was doing all he could to parry Anthony's attacks.
- A sword flashed out of nowhere and parried Chris's attack, then pinned him to the ground.
- Yelping in pain he tried to parry her attacks, but the onslaught came so fast he stumbled, hitting the ground hard.
- Almost at once it was on top of her, trying frantically to claw at her, but she already had her sword out and parried its attacks.
- The duke blocked the attack and parried the following barrage of cuts the prince delivered.
- He stopped parrying my attacks, took two good shots on the chin, parried the kick I aimed at his gut and batted my leg aside.
- You can parry most incoming attacks with a well-timed sword strike, but in my mind, that's no substitute for being able to go completely defensive.
- His blade came flying at her chest, and though she managed to parry the attack, the force behind it struck true.
- With a blood curdling cry, the elf lunged for me but I parried her attack and stepped out of the way, just like the many times in practice.
- I grabbed a fallen tree branch and used it to parry his attacks.
- His attack was parried, and then counterattacked with a diagonal swipe to the head.
- Soldiers came in from behind, and she spun around, parrying their attacks, and blasting them with her fire.
- Show your opponent an opening then pull back to parry his counter attack.
- When the arms and ammunitions ran out, the volunteers used blank weapons to parry the attacks.
- Maintaining distance and at the last possible moment, the attack is parried.
- He parried the attacks easily, slashing back with his weapon but to no avail.
- Suddenly Constantine advanced and Alexander was driven back, parrying Constantine's attacks with his great sword.
- His left sword clashed against the goblins mace, and to the elf's surprise, he parried the attack.
- I shouted, holding my sword as if I were ready to parry any attack.
- If your timing is on the money, Nina will actually parry his attack, leaving him wide open for a countermove.
Synonyms
ward off, fend off, stave off, turn aside
1. 1.1 Answer (a question or accusation) evasively.
  he parried questions from reporters outside the building
  Example sentencesExamples
  Glass, who parried questions about the veracity of those articles, should correct the record.
  But she parried our questions with a wit that reminds us why we found her mother so delightful.
  He consistently parried any questions about his newfound environmentalism.
  Delight is an understatement, but he keeps it all under perfect control, parrying a host of questions with the aplomb which has won him many admirers, including Rupert Murdoch.
  But the smart girl behind the model was ready to parry all questions.
  But he parried questions about the new unit, which had already got off to a rocky start, we discovered.
  He was circumspect and parried all my questions but did not discount my fears.
  But he parries questions with these guys, and says, ‘Are you sure you need all those - or you don't.’
  A relaxed Mr Kennedy did not sparkle, but remained jocular as he parried friendly questions.
  As my editorial staff can vouch, there was hardly a day during the race for governor of California when I was not required to parry questions from the media, American and otherwise.
  Even now, during an interview in the family's Manhattan loft, Wong parries questions about his sexuality, his religion, even his age.
  In a closed-door meeting, the folksy cleric parries lawmakers' queries by smearing the ministers with corruption charges.
  She parried questions of presspersons with élan, and seemed perfectly at home in the Ministry of Tourism.
  Synonyms
  evade, sidestep, avoid, dodge, answer evasively, field, fend off, deflect, circumvent, steer clear of, fight shy of

nounˈpɛriˈperē

An act of parrying something.
her question met with a polite parry
Example sentencesExamples
- This particular rant had been initiated by Nicholas' ill-advised attempt to employ a parry to block the simplistic head-thrust from the robot.
- Several blows and parries were executed as images of imaginary foes continued to appear all around him.
- ‘I'm so glad I have someone smart sitting next to me, or life would be a bore,’ Jake thought as he prepared a verbal parry.
- A quick parry of the blow, and Tanaka returned the favor with a right hook.
- Making turns, parries and blows against an imaginary opponent Alaina got lost in a constant rhythm.
- Parry after parry and blow after blow were the only things Reana thought about as she struggled in the midst of the fight.
- He watched his father's neat, even blows, chops, cuts, and parries.
- Deb has a breakdown when her perfect parry turns out not to be.
- They paused for a moment and began to trade a flurry of blows, parries and dodges in a blur of movement.
- The humour is consistent right from the start and nearly always borders on ridiculous, which is a nice parry to the action.
- Cecil was fighting for his life now, his body screamed with each parry, each step and each blow.
- No. Walker's prologue and epilogue (a revealing look at various parries arguing over where Liszt should be buried) clearly frame the diary's events.
- Another parry, a block, a feint and Luther rolled out of harm's way.

Origin

Late 17th century: probably representing French parez! ‘ward off!’, imperative of parer, from Italian parare ‘ward off’.

单词	parry
释义	Definition of parry in English: parry verbparries, parrying, parried ˈpariˈpɛri [with object] 1Ward off (a weapon or attack) with a countermove. he parried the blow by holding his sword vertically Example sentencesExamples With a blood curdling cry, the elf lunged for me but I parried her attack and stepped out of the way, just like the many times in practice. Suddenly Constantine advanced and Alexander was driven back, parrying Constantine's attacks with his great sword. Maintaining distance and at the last possible moment, the attack is parried. His left sword clashed against the goblins mace, and to the elf's surprise, he parried the attack. If your timing is on the money, Nina will actually parry his attack, leaving him wide open for a countermove. I shouted, holding my sword as if I were ready to parry any attack. A sword flashed out of nowhere and parried Chris's attack, then pinned him to the ground. Almost at once it was on top of her, trying frantically to claw at her, but she already had her sword out and parried its attacks. You can parry most incoming attacks with a well-timed sword strike, but in my mind, that's no substitute for being able to go completely defensive. I grabbed a fallen tree branch and used it to parry his attacks. His attack was parried, and then counterattacked with a diagonal swipe to the head. His blade came flying at her chest, and though she managed to parry the attack, the force behind it struck true. Soldiers came in from behind, and she spun around, parrying their attacks, and blasting them with her fire. He parried the attacks easily, slashing back with his weapon but to no avail. When the arms and ammunitions ran out, the volunteers used blank weapons to parry the attacks. The duke blocked the attack and parried the following barrage of cuts the prince delivered. Show your opponent an opening then pull back to parry his counter attack. With only one arm operational, Jay was doing all he could to parry Anthony's attacks. Yelping in pain he tried to parry her attacks, but the onslaught came so fast he stumbled, hitting the ground hard. He stopped parrying my attacks, took two good shots on the chin, parried the kick I aimed at his gut and batted my leg aside. Synonyms ward off, fend off, stave off, turn aside deflect, hold off, block, avert, counter, rebuff, repel, repulse, hold/keep at bay 1.1 Answer (a question or accusation) evasively. he parried questions from reporters outside the building Example sentencesExamples But he parried questions about the new unit, which had already got off to a rocky start, we discovered. But she parried our questions with a wit that reminds us why we found her mother so delightful. Glass, who parried questions about the veracity of those articles, should correct the record. She parried questions of presspersons with élan, and seemed perfectly at home in the Ministry of Tourism. Delight is an understatement, but he keeps it all under perfect control, parrying a host of questions with the aplomb which has won him many admirers, including Rupert Murdoch. Even now, during an interview in the family's Manhattan loft, Wong parries questions about his sexuality, his religion, even his age. He was circumspect and parried all my questions but did not discount my fears. But he parries questions with these guys, and says, ‘Are you sure you need all those - or you don't.’ He consistently parried any questions about his newfound environmentalism. A relaxed Mr Kennedy did not sparkle, but remained jocular as he parried friendly questions. As my editorial staff can vouch, there was hardly a day during the race for governor of California when I was not required to parry questions from the media, American and otherwise. But the smart girl behind the model was ready to parry all questions. In a closed-door meeting, the folksy cleric parries lawmakers' queries by smearing the ministers with corruption charges. Synonyms evade, sidestep, avoid, dodge, answer evasively, field, fend off, deflect, circumvent, steer clear of, fight shy of informal duck nounPlural parries ˈpariˈpɛri An act of parrying something. the swords clashed in a parry her question met with a polite parry Example sentencesExamples No. Walker's prologue and epilogue (a revealing look at various parries arguing over where Liszt should be buried) clearly frame the diary's events. Cecil was fighting for his life now, his body screamed with each parry, each step and each blow. The humour is consistent right from the start and nearly always borders on ridiculous, which is a nice parry to the action. Parry after parry and blow after blow were the only things Reana thought about as she struggled in the midst of the fight. This particular rant had been initiated by Nicholas' ill-advised attempt to employ a parry to block the simplistic head-thrust from the robot. Deb has a breakdown when her perfect parry turns out not to be. ‘I'm so glad I have someone smart sitting next to me, or life would be a bore,’ Jake thought as he prepared a verbal parry. Several blows and parries were executed as images of imaginary foes continued to appear all around him. He watched his father's neat, even blows, chops, cuts, and parries. Another parry, a block, a feint and Luther rolled out of harm's way. A quick parry of the blow, and Tanaka returned the favor with a right hook. Making turns, parries and blows against an imaginary opponent Alaina got lost in a constant rhythm. They paused for a moment and began to trade a flurry of blows, parries and dodges in a blur of movement. Origin Late 17th century: probably representing French parez! 'ward off!', imperative of parer, from Italian parare 'ward off'. Rhymes Barry, Carrie, carry, Cary, Clarrie, Gary, glengarry, harry, intermarry, lari, Larry, marry, miscarry, tarry Definition of parry in US English: parry verbˈpɛriˈperē [with object] 1Ward off (a weapon or attack) with a countermove. he parried the blow by holding his sword vertically Example sentencesExamples With only one arm operational, Jay was doing all he could to parry Anthony's attacks. A sword flashed out of nowhere and parried Chris's attack, then pinned him to the ground. Yelping in pain he tried to parry her attacks, but the onslaught came so fast he stumbled, hitting the ground hard. Almost at once it was on top of her, trying frantically to claw at her, but she already had her sword out and parried its attacks. The duke blocked the attack and parried the following barrage of cuts the prince delivered. He stopped parrying my attacks, took two good shots on the chin, parried the kick I aimed at his gut and batted my leg aside. You can parry most incoming attacks with a well-timed sword strike, but in my mind, that's no substitute for being able to go completely defensive. His blade came flying at her chest, and though she managed to parry the attack, the force behind it struck true. With a blood curdling cry, the elf lunged for me but I parried her attack and stepped out of the way, just like the many times in practice. I grabbed a fallen tree branch and used it to parry his attacks. His attack was parried, and then counterattacked with a diagonal swipe to the head. Soldiers came in from behind, and she spun around, parrying their attacks, and blasting them with her fire. Show your opponent an opening then pull back to parry his counter attack. When the arms and ammunitions ran out, the volunteers used blank weapons to parry the attacks. Maintaining distance and at the last possible moment, the attack is parried. He parried the attacks easily, slashing back with his weapon but to no avail. Suddenly Constantine advanced and Alexander was driven back, parrying Constantine's attacks with his great sword. His left sword clashed against the goblins mace, and to the elf's surprise, he parried the attack. I shouted, holding my sword as if I were ready to parry any attack. If your timing is on the money, Nina will actually parry his attack, leaving him wide open for a countermove. Synonyms ward off, fend off, stave off, turn aside 1.1 Answer (a question or accusation) evasively. he parried questions from reporters outside the building Example sentencesExamples Glass, who parried questions about the veracity of those articles, should correct the record. But she parried our questions with a wit that reminds us why we found her mother so delightful. He consistently parried any questions about his newfound environmentalism. Delight is an understatement, but he keeps it all under perfect control, parrying a host of questions with the aplomb which has won him many admirers, including Rupert Murdoch. But the smart girl behind the model was ready to parry all questions. But he parried questions about the new unit, which had already got off to a rocky start, we discovered. He was circumspect and parried all my questions but did not discount my fears. But he parries questions with these guys, and says, ‘Are you sure you need all those - or you don't.’ A relaxed Mr Kennedy did not sparkle, but remained jocular as he parried friendly questions. As my editorial staff can vouch, there was hardly a day during the race for governor of California when I was not required to parry questions from the media, American and otherwise. Even now, during an interview in the family's Manhattan loft, Wong parries questions about his sexuality, his religion, even his age. In a closed-door meeting, the folksy cleric parries lawmakers' queries by smearing the ministers with corruption charges. She parried questions of presspersons with élan, and seemed perfectly at home in the Ministry of Tourism. Synonyms evade, sidestep, avoid, dodge, answer evasively, field, fend off, deflect, circumvent, steer clear of, fight shy of nounˈpɛriˈperē An act of parrying something. her question met with a polite parry Example sentencesExamples This particular rant had been initiated by Nicholas' ill-advised attempt to employ a parry to block the simplistic head-thrust from the robot. Several blows and parries were executed as images of imaginary foes continued to appear all around him. ‘I'm so glad I have someone smart sitting next to me, or life would be a bore,’ Jake thought as he prepared a verbal parry. A quick parry of the blow, and Tanaka returned the favor with a right hook. Making turns, parries and blows against an imaginary opponent Alaina got lost in a constant rhythm. Parry after parry and blow after blow were the only things Reana thought about as she struggled in the midst of the fight. He watched his father's neat, even blows, chops, cuts, and parries. Deb has a breakdown when her perfect parry turns out not to be. They paused for a moment and began to trade a flurry of blows, parries and dodges in a blur of movement. The humour is consistent right from the start and nearly always borders on ridiculous, which is a nice parry to the action. Cecil was fighting for his life now, his body screamed with each parry, each step and each blow. No. Walker's prologue and epilogue (a revealing look at various parries arguing over where Liszt should be buried) clearly frame the diary's events. Another parry, a block, a feint and Luther rolled out of harm's way. Origin Late 17th century: probably representing French parez! ‘ward off!’, imperative of parer, from Italian parare ‘ward off’.
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