Mimicking
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Mimicking is a noun meaning (uncountable) gerund of mimic: mimicry; (countable) an instance of this.
Meaning
(uncountable) gerund of mimic: mimicry; (countable) an instance of this.
More Meanings
- present participle and gerund of mimic
Example Sentences
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.
Many within our community view childrearing with skepticism or disdain. Affirmatively choosing parenting as a gay man or lesbian is often seen as a retreat from public activism to private life or as a mimicking of heterosexuality.
Word Forms
- mimickings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include containing, duplicating, emulating, imitating, replicating, reproducing.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.