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See more synonyms for mimic on Thesaurus.com verb (used with object), mim·icked, mim·ick·ing. to imitate or copy in action, speech, etc., often playfully or derisively. to imitate in a servile or unthinking way; ape. to be an imitation of; simulate; resemble closely. Show More
a person who mimics, especially a performer skilled in mimicking others. a copy or imitation of something. a performer in a mime . Show More
imitating or copying something, often on a smaller scale: a mimic battle. apt at or given to imitating; imitative; simulative. Show More
Origin of mimic 1580–90; <
Latin mīmicus <
Greek mīmikós. See
mime ,
-ic Related forms mim·ick·er , noun un·mim·icked , adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for mimicking ape ,
resemble ,
simulate ,
mirror ,
fake ,
do ,
play ,
caricature ,
ditto ,
parrot ,
parody ,
perform ,
copy ,
ridicule ,
copycat ,
echo ,
burlesque ,
mime ,
travesty ,
act Examples from the Web for mimicking Contemporary Examples of mimicking We are looking the same, acting the same, and mimicking masculinity the same.
Others walked with their hands in the air, mimicking the gestures of someone showing they were unarmed.
On the contrary, many of them were quite capable of mimicking a somber-faced pose while they said deeply horrible things.
Be very passive as the air leaves your lungs and leaves your mouth, mimicking the sounds of ocean waves ebbing and flowing.
It is assuredly not by mimicking the Gellars and Spencers of the world, thereby effectively becoming an anti-Jihadist Jihadi.
Historical Examples of mimicking His hands were returning her caresses, mimicking the eager distraction of her own.
"You doan' goin' to own no house," answered Conolly, mimicking the boy.
Let ole Tilty go to blazes with his ole 'all (mimicking Jeffres).
Here I am to your rescue, and you reward me with a ‘well’ (mimicking ) up to ceiling.
Yet it would never be claimed that the lizard thought out this mimicking .
British Dictionary definitions for mimicking verb -ics , -icking or -icked (tr) to imitate (a person, a manner, etc), esp for satirical effect; ape known mainly for his ability to mimic other singers to take on the appearance of; resemble closely certain flies mimic wasps to copy closely or in a servile manner Show More
a person or an animal, such as a parrot, that is clever at mimicking an animal that displays mimicry Show More
of, relating to, or using mimicry; imitative simulated, make-believe, or mock Show More
Derived Forms mimicker , noun Word Origin for mimic C16: from Latin mīmicus, from Greek mimikos, from mimos mime
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Word Origin and History for mimicking n. 1580s, "a mime," from Latin mimicus , from Greek mimikos "of or pertaining to mimes," from mimos "mime."
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v. 1680s, from mimic (n.). Related: Mimicked ; mimicking .
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adj. 1590s, from Latin mimicus , from Greek mimikos "of or pertaining to mimes," verbal adjective from mimeisthai "to mimic, imitate, portray by means of imitation" (see mimeograph ).
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
To resemble closely; simulate. To take on the appearance of. Show More
Related forms mim′ ic adj. n. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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