All 3 Uses of
parry
in
The Magic Mountain
- Despite everything he could do, Hans Castorp's face looked strained, and even phrases like "you don't say" and "well, I never," with which he tried to parry her opening move, sounded strained.†
Chpt 5.2parry = to avoid
- You parry my thrusts not without elegance.†
Chpt 5.5
- Settembrini parried.†
Chpt 6.2 *parried = avoided
Definition:
to block or deflect an attack; or to avoid answering something by responding cleverly or indirectly