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Mimic's activity
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aping
Alternative clues for the word aping
Word definitions for aping in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ape \Ape\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Aped ; p. pr. & vb. n. Aping .] To mimic, as an ape imitates human actions; to imitate or follow servilely or irrationally. ``How he apes his sire.'' --Addison. The people of England will not ape the fashions they ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. foolish imitation or mimicry vb. (present participle of ape English)
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"imitation, mimicry," 1680s, verbal noun from ape (v.).
Usage examples of aping.
But Thomas was back floundering in the void of his nameless ness mocked by his own presumptuous aims and apings.