Parading

Parading
Parade Pa*rade", v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paraded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Parading}.] [Cf. F. parader.] 1. To exhibit in a showy or ostentatious manner; to show off. [1913 Webster]

Parading all her sensibility. --Byron. [1913 Webster]

2. To assemble and form; to marshal; to cause to maneuver or march ceremoniously; as, to parade troops. [1913 Webster]


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