burlesquing

verb

present participle of burlesque
as in parodying
to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of burlesquing the teacher's nervous tic isn't very nice

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burlesquing
  1. parodying
  2. imitating
  3. mocking
  4. doing
Verb
  • Over two months, the protesters and their supporters – most who appeared to be digitally-savvy GenZ – used Instagram and Snapchat to connect, organize, and share countless reels parodying the government.
    — Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The Onion, meanwhile, has set up its own Infowars webpage on its website, running videos of shows parodying Jones.
    — Jim Vertuno, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of parodying
Verb
  • Slop is formulaic and impersonal, the aggregate of everything that is already imitating everything else.
    — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Even white people imitating Black people don’t talk like that anymore.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of imitating
Verb
  • Mel Gibson apologized Monday after video surfaced showing the actor mocking a sign language interpreter.
    — Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Mel Gibson has issued something like an apology after mocking an American Sign Language interpreter.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of mocking
Verb
  • Subsense, which has raised $27 million in funding, is currently doing preclinical work, experimenting with various elements of the technology and conducting some experiments on mice.
    — Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Now, the two men — coach and GM — are in the process of doing exactly as each promised when they were hired.
    — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of doing
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“Burlesquing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burlesquing. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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