What does apeing mean?
Apeing means present participle and gerund of ape.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
present participle and gerund of ape.
[…] because farmers' sons are apeing fine gentlemen, and farmers' daughters caring more to make bad foreign music than good English cheeses.
Use apeing when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Apeing means present participle and gerund of ape.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
[…] because farmers' sons are apeing fine gentlemen, and farmers' daughters caring more to make bad foreign music than good English cheeses.
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