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  • verb Present participle of parp.
  • noun A sound that parps, as of a horn or trumpet.

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Examples

  • Or was it when a female character repeatedly filled her colostomy bag to the sound of comedy parping?

    The Faith Machine; The God of Soho – review 2011

  • It's a great way of expressing yourself in a loud, vehement, parping kind of way.

    Politics live blog - Wednesday 16 June 2010 2010

  • Here, views are frequently exchanged about the Middle East - particularly when the thread is concerned with Israel/Palestine - as this one is - Finance Doc, would you please extend your geographical advice to Adam B - he keeps parping on about Darfur - I think that's a different continent isn't it.

    On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2008

  • I winced as Hooplah pranged a black cab, eliciting an explosion of horn parping, and a stream of oaths from its cloth-capped driver, as he scraped against the chassis.

    Black Butterfly Mark Gatiss 2008

  • Sorry to keep “parping on” about Darfur, it must be most tiresome to hear about the atrocities committed by an Arab government against helpless civilians.

    On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2008

  • Warm evening sunshine, bemused tourists, Tim Bloggerheads ringing his bell, Kartina parping her horn, Brian Haw in full-throated fine fettle on his megaphone he needs a new one, one that can be powered by a car battery.

    Mass Lone Demonstration report Rachel 2006

  • Warm evening sunshine, bemused tourists, Tim Bloggerheads ringing his bell, Kartina parping her horn, Brian Haw in full-throated fine fettle on his megaphone he needs a new one, one that can be powered by a car battery.

    Archive 2006-09-01 Rachel 2006

  • The ever whining Aniston, real name Jennifer Linn Anastassakis no, really has done nothing to further her tough guy, Man Of The Year image by continually parping on about Brad Pitt’s coming and goings.

    Watch Out England, Jamie Oliver Thinks You’re All Quite Drunk 2006

  • For some reason every time I hear them I imagine that they're a small herd of clowns on bicycles, parping tiny hooters as they pedal up the street.

    Goose or clown? If the beak is red, it's a comedian... sbisson 2004

  • Marcello entered into the spirit of things, occasionally raising his hands heavenwards and parping the hooter angrily on any excuse.

    The Vatican Rip Gash, Jonathan 1981

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