"mimicking" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mimickings [plural]
Etymology: From mimic + -ing. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|mimic|-ing|id2=gerund noun}} mimic + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} mimicking (countable and uncountable, plural mimickings)
  1. (uncountable) gerund of mimic: mimicry; (countable) an instance of this. Tags: form-of, gerund, uncountable Form of: mimic (extra: mimicry; (countable) an instance of this)
    Sense id: en-mimicking-en-noun-H89~cNTA

Verb

Etymology: From mimic + -ing. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|mimic|-ing|id2=gerund noun}} mimic + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} mimicking
  1. present participle and gerund of mimic Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: mimic
    Sense id: en-mimicking-en-verb-FiQnr1jk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun), English terms suffixed with -ing (participial) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 29 71 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun): 32 68 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (participial): 26 74

Inflected forms

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