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Definitions for Mimicking

[1] to imitate or copy in action, speech, etc., often playfully or derisively.
[2] to imitate in a servile or unthinking way; ape.
[3] to be an imitation of; simulate; resemble closely.
[4] a person who mimics, especially a performer skilled in mimicking others.
[5] a copy or imitation of something.
[6] a performer in a mime.
[7] imitating or copying something, often on a smaller scale: a mimic battle.
[8] apt at or given to imitating; imitative; simulative.
[9] to imitate (a person, a manner, etc), esp for satirical effect; ape known mainly for his ability to mimic other singers
[10] to take on the appearance of; resemble closely certain flies mimic wasps
[11] to copy closely or in a servile manner
[12] a person or an animal, such as a parrot, that is clever at mimicking
[13] an animal that displays mimicry
[14] of, relating to, or using mimicry; imitative
[15] simulated, make-believe, or mock

Words related to Mimicking

mimicape, resemble, simulate, mirror, fake, do, play, caricature, ditto, parrot, parody, perform, copy, ridicule, copycat, echo, burlesque, mime, travesty, act

Words nearby Mimicking

mimicmimesis, mimetic, mimetism, mimetite, mimi, mimic, mimic panel, mimical, mimicry, mimine, miminy-piminy

Origin of Mimicking

1580–90; < Latin mīmicus < Greek mīmikós. See mime, -ic

Other words from Mimicking

mim·ick·er , noun
un·mim·icked , adjective
mim′ ic adj. n.

Word origin for Mimicking

C16: from Latin mīmicus, from Greek mimikos, from mimos mime

Synonyms for Mimicking

ape, look like, mirror, resemble, simulate, act, burlesque, caricature, copy, copycat, ditto, do, echo, enact, fake, impersonate, mime, pantomime, parody, parrot, perform, personate, play, ridicule, sham, travesty, do like, go like, make believe, make fun of, make like, take off