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burlesquing

verb as in lampoon

verb as in mock

verb as in take off

verb as in ham it up

verb as in make fun of

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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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