Definition of "burlesquing" []

• Present participle of burlesque. (verb)

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• "Beginning in the 1840s, these works entertained the lower and middle classes in Great Britain and the United States by making fun of (or "burlesquing") the operas, plays and social habits of the upper classes."
• "Or maybe the burlesquing hepcat Spaniards will roll one by the somnolent Coasters. shedders on 9 May 2010"
• "The show has a big heart, and Davies is a fine comic craftsman, burlesquing his own ridiculousness for our entertainment."