MIMICKING

MIMIC

mimic, mime

(verb) imitate (a person or manner), especially for satirical effect; “The actor mimicked the President very accurately”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Verb

mimicking

present participle of mimic

Noun

mimicking (countable and uncountable, plural mimickings)

mimicry

They had a thousand odd stories and jokes about the events of the day, and burlesque descriptions and mimickings of the spectators who had been admiring them.

Source: Wiktionary

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MIMIC

Mim"ic, Mim"ic*al, a. Etym: [L. mimicus, Gr. mimique. See Mime.]

1. Imitative; mimetic. Oft, in her absence, mimic fancy wakes To imitate her. Milton. Man is, of all creatures, the most mimical. W. Wotton.

2. Consisting of, or formed by, imitation; imitated; as, mimic gestures. "Mimic hootings." Wordsworth.

3. (Min.)

Definition: Imitative; characterized by resemblance to other forms; -- applied to crystals which by twinning resemble simple forms of a higher grade of symmetry.

Note: Mimic often implies something droll or ludicrous, and is less dignified than imitative. Mimic beetle (Zoöl.), a beetle that feigns death when disturbed, esp. the species of Hister and allied genera.

Mim"ic, n.

Definition: One who imitates or mimics, especially one who does so for sport; a copyist; a buffoon. Burke.

Mim"ic, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mimicked; p. pr. & vb. n. Mimicking.]

1. To imitate or ape for sport; to ridicule by imitation. The walk, the words, the gesture, could supply, The habit mimic, and the mien belie. Dryden.

2. (Biol.)

Definition: To assume a resemblance to (some other organism of a totally different nature, or some surrounding object), as a means of protection or advantage.

Syn.

– To ape; imitate; counterfeit; mock.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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