ape
noun
any member of the superfamily Hominoidea, the two extant branches of which are the lesser apes (gibbons) and the great apes (humans, chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans).
am aping
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present progressiveof ape (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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It is only as I do it that I realize who I am aping, whose face frightened me into wanting it for my own.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
