parade
noun
a large public procession, usually including a marching band and often of a festive nature, held in honor of an anniversary, person, event, etc.
parading
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present participleof parade.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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While peaceful, the stalemate has reopened what was once the most bitter parading dispute in Northern Ireland.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Relations between the parties were already in tough terrain, but this unexpected bump in the road over parading has steered things further off course.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
But that’s a lot of big ifs stuffed into a trenchcoat, parading around social media as an inevitability.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026
The dancers, costumed in their Saturday evening black-and-white vintage best, added to the parading splendor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
At home in Roxbury, they would see me parading with Sophia, dressed in my wild zoot suits.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
