The meaning of Aping

noun

A picture, description, or imitation of a person in which certain striking characteristics are exaggerated in order to create a comic or grotesque effect.

Usage examples:

A crude caricature of the prime minister

verb

Make or give a caricature of.

Usage examples:

He was famous enough to be caricatured by private eye

noun

A drawing or a written or spoken description that makes part of someone's appearance or character more noticeable than it really is, or the skill of doing this

Usage examples:

[ c ] i saw a wonderful caricature of the president in the newspaper., it’s so easy to caricature p…

noun

A thing made to be similar or identical to another.

Usage examples:

The problem is telling which is the original document and which the copy

verb

Make a similar or identical version of; reproduce.

Usage examples:

Each form had to be copied and sent to a different department

verb

To produce something that is exactly like another thing, or to do something meant to be like someone or something else

Usage examples:

The design was copied from a 19th-century wallpaper., he copied the file onto a diskette., she writ…

noun

A sound or sounds caused by the reflection of sound waves from a surface back to the listener.

Usage examples:

The walls threw back the echoes of his footsteps

verb

(of a sound) be repeated or reverberate after the original sound has stopped.

Usage examples:

Their footsteps echoed on the metal catwalks

proper noun

A nymph deprived of speech by hera in order to stop her chatter, and left able only to repeat what others had said.

verb

Take or follow as a model.

Usage examples:

His style was imitated by many other writers

verb

Reproduce someone's behavior or looks

verb

To copy someone’s speech or behavior, or to copy something as a model

Usage examples:

My four-year-old daughter is always trying to imitate her older sister., he imitated her accent per…

verb

Imitate (someone or their actions or words), especially in order to entertain or ridicule.

Usage examples:

She mimicked eileen's pedantic voice

noun

A person skilled in imitating the voice or actions of others in an entertaining way.

Usage examples:

He has great ability as a mimic

adjective

Imitative of something.

Usage examples:

They were waging mimic war

verb

Tease or laugh at in a scornful or contemptuous manner.

Usage examples:

Opposition mps mocked the government's decision

adjective

Not authentic or real, but without the intention to deceive.

Usage examples:

A mock-georgian red brick house

noun

Make a replica or imitation of something.

noun

A small to medium-sized primate that typically has a long tail, most kinds of which live in trees in tropical countries.

Usage examples:

It was a place where you can see wild monkeys living in the trees.

verb

Behave in a silly or playful way.

Usage examples:

I saw them monkeying about by the shop

noun

Any of various long-tailed primates

noun

An imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect.

Usage examples:

The film is a parody of the horror genre

verb

Produce a humorously exaggerated imitation of (a writer, artist, or genre).

Usage examples:

His speciality was parodying schoolgirl fiction

noun

A piece of writing or music that copies the style of a serious piece in a way that is intentionally humorous

Usage examples:

[ c ] brando did a parody of the character he played in "the godfather.", downey started the show b…

noun

A bird, often vividly coloured, with a short downcurved hooked bill, grasping feet, and a raucous voice, found especially in the tropics and feeding on fruits and seeds. many are popular as cage birds, and some are able to mimic the human voice.

Usage examples:

It's been observed in many other bird species besides parrots and macaws, as well as elephants, mac…

verb

Repeat mechanically.

Usage examples:

Encouraging students to parrot back information

noun

A tropical bird with a curved beak and usually colorful feathers, some of which can be taught to repeat words

Usage examples:

She just parrots anything he says.