aping
pronunciation
How to pronounce aping in British English:
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Word Origin
- aping (n.)
- "imitation, mimicry," 1680s, verbal noun from ape (v.).
Example
- 1. Synthetic drugs aren 't just limited to aping marijuana , either .
- 2. The new rich are not so much aping the british establishment and its ways as creating a new culture of their own .
- 3. Indeed , the chinese seem to be aping some of the more questionable parts of the american system .
- 4. Doing business in a way that takes environmental economics into account is a good idea ; aping climate policy and its mechanisms is not .