mimic
verb (used with object)
to imitate or copy in action, speech, etc., often playfully or derisively.
is mimicking
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present progressiveof mimic (3rd 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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This result raises the possibility that the current study is mimicking the earliest stages of AD progression and that early intervention targeting the complex itself could delay or prevent it.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2025
“It is mimicking our reasoning at the moment, and it will evolve. It will turn into something else.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 3, 2024
This leads into an aspect that I want to discuss, which others have pointed out: Richard III is typically played by someone who is mimicking a hunchback or portraying scoliosis.
From Salon ● May 18, 2023
But Walker found it ironic that the simulated palm has become so prevalent in L.A. — because it is mimicking a tree that isn’t supposed to be here.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2021
Whether he knows it or not, Gordon is mimicking the advice of my daughter’s occupational therapist: Engage food with all your senses.
From Slate ● Feb. 19, 2019
