"aping" meaning in English

See aping in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈeɪ.pɪŋ/ Forms: apings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} aping (plural apings)
  1. Foolish imitation or mimicry.
    Sense id: en-aping-en-noun-WVDkBf8z

Verb

IPA: /ˈeɪ.pɪŋ/
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} aping
  1. present participle and gerund of ape Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: ape
    Sense id: en-aping-en-verb-EKwDAlnc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 68

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for aping meaning in English (1.3kB)

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