APING
What does "APING" mean?
Imitating someone closely, often in a mocking or unoriginal way.
Meanings
- Present participle of 'ape': mimicking or copying someone, especially clumsily or absurdly. The cabaret act made a living aping famous politicians.
Did you know?
- The verb 'to ape', meaning to imitate, is older in spirit than the science: it rests on a folk belief that apes mimic humans, though real apes imitate far less reflexively than the word implies.
Word origin
The present participle of the verb 'ape', from the noun 'ape', an Old English word for the animal; the verb sense 'to imitate' arose from the animal's reputation for mimicry.
Remember it
APING = APE + ING: an ape mid-mimic, copying every move you make.
A little poem
Mirror with a pulse-
he wears your walk like a coat
and forgets his own.
haiku
What it teaches
Copy a master long enough and you learn the moves but lose the reason; imitation is a borrowed face.
Quick facts
What does APING mean?
Imitating someone closely, often in a mocking or unoriginal way.
Is APING a valid word?
Yes — APING is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is APING?
APING has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does APING come from?
The present participle of the verb 'ape', from the noun 'ape', an Old English word for the animal; the verb sense 'to imitate' arose from the animal's reputation for mimicry.
What can APING teach us?
Copy a master long enough and you learn the moves but lose the reason; imitation is a borrowed face.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.