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burlesquing
verb as in lampoon
verb as in libel
verb as in mimic
verb as in mock
verb as in mock
verb as in parody
verb as in satirize
verb as in sneer
Strong matches
verb as in take off
verb as in travesty
verb as in ham it up
verb as in make fun of
verb as in act
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verb as in play-act
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- be on
- bring down the house
- burlesque
- characterize
- do
- do a turn
- dramatize
- emote
- enact
- feign
- go on
- go over
- ham
- ham it up
- impersonate
- lay an egg
- make debut
- mime
- mimic
- mug
- parody
- perform
- personate
- personify
- play
- play gig
- play part
- play role
- portray
- pretend
- put it over
- rehearse
- represent
- say one's piece
- simulate
- star
- stooge
- strut
- take part
- tread the boards
verb as in snigger
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verb as in copy
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verb as in dramatize
verb as in imitate
Strongest matches
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Example Sentences
Fletcher's burlesquing Shakspere is no argument against their having written together.
It is not Georges Fourest burlesquing in a caf; Fourest's guffaw is magnificent, he is hardly satirical.
Melinda walked mockingly side by side with her, burlesquing her walk and serious face.
Some of our pious authors appear not to have been aware that they were burlesquing religion.
Again, too, he followed his original with some care, burlesquing rather in detail than on broad lines.
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On this page you'll find 608 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to burlesquing, such as: caricature, mock, parody, satirize, burlesque, and jape.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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