Napoleon to the last was fond of burlesquing the hypocrisy or romance of the Revolution. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 382, October 1847] Reference
Foote set up a rival oratory and devoted himself to the simple task of burlesquing that of Macklin. From Wordnik.com. [Inns and Taverns of Old London] Reference
One can make Pentheus a loud-mouthed tyrant burlesquing his own pride, with Dionysos all wit and charm. From Wordnik.com. [The Mask of Apollo]
Or maybe the burlesquing hepcat Spaniards will roll one by the somnolent Coasters. shedders on 9 May 2010. From Wordnik.com. [Pop World Cup 2010: Round of 16 Match 8 – Spain 1 Cote d’Ivoire 0 | FreakyTrigger] Reference
The show has a big heart, and Davies is a fine comic craftsman, burlesquing his own ridiculousness for our entertainment. From Wordnik.com. [Greg Davies] Reference
Mass arrests, burlesquing, tortures, imprisonments and executions of Gentile Hellenes in Athens, Antioch, Palmyra and Constantinople. From Wordnik.com. [The Church-State Alliance and the future of humanity] Reference
Yet, I believe there is a fine line between preserving the dialogue of a region and burlesquing a community: the line between character and caricature. From Wordnik.com. [Preserving And Honoring The Dialect Of A Region] Reference
The less dignified contingent of the public annoys the poet by burlesquing the grandiose manners and poses to which his large nature easily lends itself. From Wordnik.com. [The Poet's Poet : essays on the character and mission of the poet as interpreted in English verse of the last one hundred and fifty years] Reference
My home is the form of Light, "burlesquing it now, in heavy Yiddish dialect, actressy and false," I wander all the Diaspora looking for strayed children. From Wordnik.com. [Gravity's Rainbow]
Mr. Charyn is not burlesquing our past; he is reimagining it as an uplifting fable of his own, complete with acts of valor and humaneness in the teeth of bestial cruelty. From Wordnik.com. [A Revolutionary Romp] Reference
Passing on to the consideration of form in costume, the lecturer urged that the proper function of dress was to drape the human figure without disguising or burlesquing it. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 415, December 15, 1883] Reference
If Alfred had not been so earnest, the scene would have been a laughable one, as it was like burlesquing many similar scenes when the parent addressed the boy in the same words. From Wordnik.com. [Watch Yourself Go By] Reference
He hated me for burlesquing them in an article in the True. From Wordnik.com. [Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 4 (1886-1900)] Reference
He evidently thought that I intended burlesquing the whole affair. From Wordnik.com. [The Liberian Exodus. An Account of Voyage of the First Emigrants in the Bark "Azor," and Their Reception at Monrovia, with a Description of Liberia--Its Customs and Civilization, Romances and Prospects.] Reference
Vol X. p 269 of Pearch, occurs a humorous "Ode to Horror," burlesquing. From Wordnik.com. [A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century] Reference
The fat-faced boy still appeared embittered, burlesquing this speech in. From Wordnik.com. [Penrod] Reference
I'm burlesquing this and I know that if you live in Italy it really isn't funny. From Wordnik.com. [The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed] Reference
The puppet play was used as a means of burlesquing the legitimate theater and drama. From Wordnik.com. [Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals] Reference
Then there comes a little burst of the author's own feelings, while he is burlesquing. From Wordnik.com. [Thackeray] Reference
He had the stanzas, burlesquing the sacred lines, one of which the natives especially liked. From Wordnik.com. [Mystic Isles of the South Seas.] Reference
The burlesquing effect of replacive - oo - may help explain some otherwise puzzling pronunciations. From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol III No 4] Reference
He had all the burlesquing and parodying instincts of his time, and spared no man or institution when the whim was on him. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss] Reference
So it's settled everyone, if Dita Von Teese comes a burlesquing (yes, I know it's not a word) in your town, go check it out. From Wordnik.com. [Socialite Life] Reference
At such times she astonished him by taking his most solemn histrionics with flippant incredulity, and even burlesquing them. From Wordnik.com. [A Hazard of New Fortunes — Complete] Reference
A clever sobriquet fathered on him, burlesquing the monosyllabic names of a well-known diarist and official, he repelled indignantly. From Wordnik.com. [Biographical Study of A.W. Kinglake] Reference
At all hours of the day and night the sailors in the forecastle amused themselves and aggravated us by burlesquing our visit to royalty. From Wordnik.com. [The Innocents Abroad] Reference
It certainly was cruel to treat poor Mrs. Ross's home-made lyrics so; but Miss White was burlesquing herself as well as the song she had to sing. From Wordnik.com. [Macleod of Dare] Reference
` ` Yes, ` this afternoon, I mean, Walter, '' 'he returned, burlesquing her voice at least happily enough to please himself; for he laughed applausively. From Wordnik.com. [Alice Adams] Reference
"He was a pretty cay poy in those days, heigh, Lindau?" asked Fulkerson, burlesquing the old man's accent, with an impudent wink that made Lindau himself laugh. From Wordnik.com. [A Hazard of New Fortunes — Complete] Reference
Frank developed an early sense of humor, burlesquing the baldness of his primer and mimicking the recitations of some of his fellow pupils when he entered school. From Wordnik.com. [A Backward Glance at Eighty]
Agostino recited some mock verses, burlesquing the ordinary libretti, and provoked loud laughter from Carlo Ammiani, who was familiar enough with the run of their nonsense. From Wordnik.com. [Vittoria — Complete] Reference
He made his appearance as an author with a group of Condensed Novels in which he followed in the steps of Thackeray, burlesquing the styles of popular writers of fiction. From Wordnik.com. [Biographical Note] Reference
Millais) each drew a picture for it, in every case burlesquing his own style and trotting out his peculiarities. From Wordnik.com. [The History of "Punch"] Reference
"This beats burlesquing, doesn't it?" she said. From Wordnik.com. [Roast Beef, Medium] Reference
"And burlesquing him," returned Bascombe. From Wordnik.com. [Thomas Wingfold, Curate] Reference
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