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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Mimic \Mim"ic\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mimicked; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Mimicking.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. To imitate or ape for sport; to ridicule by imitation.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The walk, the words, the gesture, could supply,
              The habit mimic, and the mien belie.  --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Biol.) To assume a resemblance to (some other organism of
        a totally different nature, or some surrounding object),
        as a means of protection or advantage.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: To ape; imitate; counterfeit; mock.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Mimic \Mim"ic\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mimicked; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Mimicking.]
     1. To imitate or ape for sport; to ridicule by imitation.
  
              The walk, the words, the gesture, could supply, The
              habit mimic, and the mien belie.      --Dryden.
  
     2. (Biol.) To assume a resemblance to (some other organism of
        a totally different nature, or some surrounding object),
        as a means of protection or advantage.
  
     Syn: To ape; imitate; counterfeit; mock.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  mimic
       adj : constituting an imitation; "the mimic warfare of the opera
             stage"- Archibald Alison
       n : someone who mimics (especially an actor or actress) [syn: mimicker]
       v : imitate (a person, a manner, etc.), especially for satirical
           effect; "The actor mimicked the President very
           accurately" [syn: mime]
       [also: mimicking, mimicked]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  mimicking
       See mimic

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  mimicking
     n.
     (lb en uncountable) (gerund of en mimic): mimicry; (lb en countable)
  an instance#Noun of this.
     vb.
     (present participle of en mimic nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  mimicking
     n.
     (lb en uncountable) (gerund of en mimic): mimicry; (lb en countable)
  an instance#Noun of this.
     vb.
     (present participle of en mimic nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  mimicking
     n.
     (lb en uncountable) (gerund of en mimic): mimicry; (lb en countable)
  an instance#Noun of this.
     vb.
     (present participle of en mimic nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  mimicking
     n.
     (lb en uncountable) (gerund of en mimic): mimicry; (lb en countable)
  an instance#Noun of this.
     vb.
     (present participle of en mimic nocat=1)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  mimicking
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en mimic ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb mimic)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Mimicking /mˈɪmɪkɪŋ/
  يقلّد

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  mimicking /mˈɪmɪkɪŋ/ 
  napodobování

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  mimicking /mˈɪmɪkɪŋ/
  nachahmend, nachbildend, simulierend
     Synonym: emulating
  
   see: mimic sth., emulate sth., mimicked, emulated, mimicks, mimicked, emulate a style
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  mimicking /mˈɪmɪkɪŋ/
  nachmachend, imitierend, nachäffend
     Synonyms: copying, aping, taking off, monkeying
  
   see: mimic, copy, ape sb./sb.'s behaviour, take off sb., monkey sb., mimicked, copied, aped, taken off, monkeyed
  

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈmɪmɪkɪŋ/


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