2 uses
(click/touch triangles for details)
? —1 use
exact meaning not specified
Definition
to avoid — especially to deflect (cause something to change direction)
in 2 primary senses:
- to avoid an attack — especially a physical attack as when deflecting the thrust of a sword
- to avoid answering a question with a clever response that directs attention elsewhere
- I parried the blow, and we fought up and down the dais, while the battle raged around us and one by one the members of the Circle fell.Chapter 21 (61% in)
There are no more uses of "parry" flagged with this meaning in City of Bones.
Typical Usage
(best examples)
? —1 use
exact meaning not specified
- Clary pulled away from Jace and saw that Valentine had struck at Luke, who had met his blow with an ear-shattering parry.Chapter 23 (40% in)
There are no more uses of "parry" in City of Bones.
Typical Usage
(best examples)