aping

verb

Definition of apingnext
present participle of ape
as in imitating
to use (someone or something) as the model for one's speech, mannerisms, or behavior was caught aping the substitute teacher's thick accent

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aping
  1. imitating
  2. emulating
  3. copying
Verb
  • Knightley said, before imitating her daughter shunning her from the dance floor at the disco.
    Latoya Gayle, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
  • For Demi Moore, life is imitating art.
    Tommy McArdle, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of imitating
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  • Interpublic shares jumped 11% on the news, while Omnicom stock slid 7%, with the moves emulating the classic pattern of a merger.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 9 Dec. 2024
  • My work is centered on emulating nature's processes to develop permanent solutions for CO2 conversion and storage.
    Sahit Muja, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of emulating
Verb
  • This isn’t like an AI model that was trained on watching other people’s films, and is just copying that.
    Denise Quan, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The Russian war against Ukraine has been equally cruel and equally lawless, in many instances copying tactics used in Syria.
    Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of copying
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