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PRONUNCIATION OF BURLESQUING

burlesquing  [bɜːˈleskɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BURLESQUING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Burlesquing is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb burlesquing in English.

WHAT DOES BURLESQUING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

burlesquing

Burlesque

Burlesque is a literary, dramatic or musical work intended to cause laughter by caricaturing the manner or spirit of serious works, or by ludicrous treatment of their subjects. The word derives from the Italian burlesco, which, in turn, is derived from the Italian burla – a joke, ridicule or mockery. Burlesque overlaps in meaning with caricature, parody and travesty, and, in its theatrical sense, with extravaganza, as presented during the Victorian era. "Burlesque" has been used in English in this literary and theatrical sense since the late 17th century. It has been applied retrospectively to works of Chaucer and Shakespeare and to the Graeco-Roman classics. Contrasting examples of literary burlesque are Alexander Pope's The Rape of the Lock and Samuel Butler's Hudibras. An example of musical burlesque is Richard Strauss's 1890 Burleske for piano and orchestra. Examples of theatrical burlesques include W. S. Gilbert's Robert the Devil and the A. C. Torr – Meyer Lutz shows, including Ruy Blas and the Blasé Roué. A later use of the term, particularly in the United States, refers to performances in a variety show format.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BURLESQUING

PRESENT

Present
I burlesque
you burlesque
he/she/it burlesques
we burlesque
you burlesque
they burlesque
Present continuous
I am burlesquing
you are burlesquing
he/she/it is burlesquing
we are burlesquing
you are burlesquing
they are burlesquing
Present perfect
I have burlesqued
you have burlesqued
he/she/it has burlesqued
we have burlesqued
you have burlesqued
they have burlesqued
Present perfect continuous
I have been burlesquing
you have been burlesquing
he/she/it has been burlesquing
we have been burlesquing
you have been burlesquing
they have been burlesquing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I burlesqued
you burlesqued
he/she/it burlesqued
we burlesqued
you burlesqued
they burlesqued
Past continuous
I was burlesquing
you were burlesquing
he/she/it was burlesquing
we were burlesquing
you were burlesquing
they were burlesquing
Past perfect
I had burlesqued
you had burlesqued
he/she/it had burlesqued
we had burlesqued
you had burlesqued
they had burlesqued
Past perfect continuous
I had been burlesquing
you had been burlesquing
he/she/it had been burlesquing
we had been burlesquing
you had been burlesquing
they had been burlesquing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will burlesque
you will burlesque
he/she/it will burlesque
we will burlesque
you will burlesque
they will burlesque
Future continuous
I will be burlesquing
you will be burlesquing
he/she/it will be burlesquing
we will be burlesquing
you will be burlesquing
they will be burlesquing
Future perfect
I will have burlesqued
you will have burlesqued
he/she/it will have burlesqued
we will have burlesqued
you will have burlesqued
they will have burlesqued
Future perfect continuous
I will have been burlesquing
you will have been burlesquing
he/she/it will have been burlesquing
we will have been burlesquing
you will have been burlesquing
they will have been burlesquing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would burlesquing
you would burlesquing
he/she/it would burlesquing
we would burlesquing
you would burlesquing
they would burlesquing
Conditional continuous
I would be burlesquing
you would be burlesquing
he/she/it would be burlesquing
we would be burlesquing
you would be burlesquing
they would be burlesquing
Conditional perfect
I would have burlesquing
you would have burlesquing
he/she/it would have burlesquing
we would have burlesquing
you would have burlesquing
they would have burlesquing
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been burlesquing
you would have been burlesquing
he/she/it would have been burlesquing
we would have been burlesquing
you would have been burlesquing
they would have been burlesquing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you burlesque
we let´s burlesque
you burlesque
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to burlesque
Past participle
burlesqued
Present Participle
burlesquing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BURLESQUING


banking
ˈbæŋkɪŋ
booking
ˈbʊkɪŋ
breaking
ˈbreɪkɪŋ
busking
ˈbʌskɪŋ
clicking
ˈklɪkɪŋ
cooking
ˈkʊkɪŋ
drinking
ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ
fucking
ˈfʌkɪŋ
hot-desking
ˈdɛskɪŋ
king
kɪŋ
making
ˈmeɪkɪŋ
masking
ˈmɑːskɪŋ
monotasking
ˈmɒnəʊˌtɑːskɪŋ
multitasking
ˈmʌltɪˌtɑːskɪŋ
networking
ˈnɛtˌwɜːkɪŋ
parking
ˈpɑːkɪŋ
ranking
ˈræŋkɪŋ
smoking
ˈsməʊkɪŋ
speaking
ˈspiːkɪŋ
sucking
ˈsʌkɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BURLESQUING

burl
burladero
burlap
Burleigh
burler
burlesk
burlesque
burlesquely
burlesquer
burletta
burley
burleycue
burlier
burliest
burlily
burliness
Burlington
burly

WORDS THAT END LIKE BURLESQUING

accruing
arguing
cataloguing
continuing
devaluing
discontinuing
ensuing
gluing
imbuing
intriguing
issuing
opaquing
piquing
plaguing
pursuing
queuing
rescuing
suing
truing
valuing

Synonyms and antonyms of burlesquing in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BURLESQUING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «burlesquing» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of burlesquing

Translation of «burlesquing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BURLESQUING

Find out the translation of burlesquing to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of burlesquing from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «burlesquing» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

burlesquing
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

burlesquing
570 millions of speakers

English

burlesquing
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

burlesquing
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

burlesquing
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

burlesquing
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

burlesquing
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

burlesquing
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

burlesquing
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Burlesquing
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

burlesquing
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

burlesquing
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

burlesquing
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Burlesquing
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

burlesquing
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

burlesquing
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बुलेटकिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

burlesquing
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

prese in giro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

burlesquing
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

burlesquing
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

burlesquing
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

burlesquing
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

burlesquing
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

burlesquing
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

burlesquing
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of burlesquing

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BURLESQUING»

The term «burlesquing» is used very little and occupies the 182.422 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BURLESQUING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «burlesquing» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «burlesquing» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about burlesquing

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BURLESQUING»

Discover the use of burlesquing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to burlesquing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Supernaturalism in Human Life: A Discourse on Myth, Rituals ...
In the first sub-category I include forms such as nudity, sexual license, obscenity, inverted speech, inverted gesture, burlesquing, buffoonery, impersonation, boasting, ridiculing, and singing bawdy songs. In the second sub- category I include ...
Jacob Pandian, 2002
2
Knees Bent
... dangling from his belt perceiving that scenery and still seeking love that's siding with hatred turning love into a burlesque. Burlesquing. Love. Today I'm a blade out running ready to catch what's 39 Knees Bent A. General: Burlesquing Love.
Else Cederborg, 2011
3
McKee Rankin and the Heyday of the American Theater
Burlesquing. of. American. Drama. The high-class drama represented by Drury Lane and Covent Garden in England was undermined in the 1830s when the British Parliament, believing that the freedom to reproduce higher-class drama in the ...
David R. Beasley, 2002
4
The historical register for the year 1736 ... To which is ...
No, Sir, I have too great an Honour for Shakesioear to think of burlesquing him, and to be sure of not burlesquing him I will never attempt to alter him, sor fear of burlesquing him by Accident, as perhaps some others have done. Dap. Pistol is ...
Henry Fielding, 1744
5
The Works of Henry Fielding, Esq: In Twelve Volumes, with ...
No, Sir, l have too great an honour sor Shakespeare to think os burlesquing him ; and to be sure of not burlesquing him l will never attempt to alter him, for fear of burlesquing him by accident; as perhaps (bme others have done. ' L. DA P. Pistol  ...
Henry Fielding, 1767
6
The Routledge Encyclopedia of Mark Twain
After various wanderings, his comic pieces for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, burlesquing P.T. Bamum under the guise of an “old showman” named Artemus Ward, brought him to national attention and the editorship of the NewYork comicpaper ...
J.R. LeMaster, James D. Wilson, 2013
7
The Universal Gallant: Or, the Different Husbands. A Comedy: 4
No, Sir, I have toogreat an honour for Shakespear..to think of burlesquing him ; and to be sure of not burlesquing him, I will never attempt to alter him, for fear of burlesquing him by accident, as perhaps some others have done. ' - Lord Dap.
8
The Historical Register: For the Year 1736. As it is Acted ...
No, Sir, I have too great an Honour for Sbakespear to think of burlesquing him, and to be sure of not burlesquing him, I will never attempt ' to alter him, for fear of burlesquing him by Accident, as perhaps some others have done. Dap Pistol is ...
Henry Fielding, 1737
9
Cosmopolitan Twain
Clemens treated these subjects with his favorite comic tactic, burlesquing the usual way that periodicals—newspapers as well as literary weeklies—covered them. Mark Twain makes fun of common features in pe- riodicals such as “ Answers to ...
Ann M. Ryan, Joseph B. McCullough, 2008
10
The Works of Henry Fielding, with a Life of the Author: Plays
No, Sir, I have too great an honour for Shakspeare to think of burlesquing him, and to be sure of not burlesquing him, I will never attempt to alter him, for fear of burlesquing him by accident, as perhaps some others have done. Lord Dap.
Henry Fielding, 1824

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BURLESQUING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term burlesquing is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Capital Life: Jane and Amy Dunn's joint show Form in Queanbeyan …
The kids pass the time by burlesquing the adults in their life – a sorry collection of bored bureaucrats, cloying aid workers, and defeated parents ... «The Canberra Times, Jun 15»
2
SCOTTISH PLAY SCOTT A Savage spoof
... of the former Seattle queer troupe known as Greek Active that was notorious in the 1990s for camping up and burlesquing theatrical classics. «Windy City Times, May 15»
3
Performances of 'L.A. Ronde' to benefit The Elephant and Create Now
This is more about burlesquing the moment we find ourselves in - creating theater in this crazy town and celebrating the 99-seat Equity Waiver ... «Examiner.com, Apr 15»
4
Excessive need for comfort animals goes too far
The burlesquing of good intentions is the new religion of our country. And like my wife, Julie, murmured that hot summer day with Alex, “Enough ... «The Daily Breeze, Mar 15»
5
Mark Twain, American Diplomat
The resulting address was so obsequious that one almost suspects Twain was burlesquing the form. “We are a handful of private citizens of ... «Politico, Feb 15»
6
Inside A Finishing School for Transwomen
... and fancy—one understands immediately that behind all their histrionics, the players are taking enormous delight in burlesquing these hoary ... «Daily Beast, Dec 14»
7
Windshield Decal Semiotics and Doctrinaire Cultism in the Artwork …
... and Mickey Mouse logos on the castle turrets, simultaneously burlesquing both Disney worship and religious groups' boycotts of the brand. «Huffington Post, Sep 14»
8
The Stacks: Grateful Dead I Have Known
... and fancy—one understands immediately that behind all their histrionics, the players are taking enormous delight in burlesquing these hoary ... «Daily Beast, Aug 14»
9
Marathon Man was lost in the shadows of the 1954 Empire Games
“Peters is running like a rather bad comic on the stage burlesquing a drunk. Two steps forward, then three to the side. So help me, he's running ... «Vancouver Sun, Jul 14»
10
Flowers in the Wardrobe is an NC-17 mash-up of children's classics
Mr. Tumnus aside, Flowers seems to be working in the tradition of the Greek satyr plays, burlesquing its source material with nonstop sexual ... «Pitch Weekly, May 14»

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