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).
are aping
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present progressiveof ape.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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The plan is to craft something “safe and fun” that will “bring joy” to its users, especially “women and gay people,” at a time when other social media executives are aping norms of reactionary ultramasculinity.
From Slate ● Feb. 11, 2025
It's a funny idea that cut scenes in games are aping films and the idea of a film aping the games aping the films.
From Reuters ● Aug. 16, 2010
"Society life," answered Leslie, "as it is lived by people of wealth who are aping royalty and the titled classes."
From Michael O'Halloran by Gene Stratton-Porter
And I am afraid you are aping Ophelia.
From The Bay State Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1 by Various
