mimic
verb (used with object)
to imitate or copy in action, speech, etc., often playfully or derisively.
was mimicking
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past progressiveof mimic.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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As for whether he was mimicking someone urinating, Mr Van Quickenborne - widely known as "Quickie" in Belgium - said he was in fact performing an "air guitar solo".
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2023
Robinson was mimicking a Kenyan player he saw while playing for Everton's youth team as a teenager in Africa.
From Fox News ● Jan. 28, 2022
I was mimicking certain kinds of, let’s say, white-collar professionals.
From Slate ● Sep. 19, 2018
By the time she was 3, she was mimicking his singing, says her mother, with Shemekia standing behind the couch of their Harlem apartment while Johnny Copeland composed and practiced songs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 29, 2017
He faltered when he looked at Leo, who was mimicking taking notes with an air pencil.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
