aping
English
Pronunciation
Verb
aping
- present participle of ape
Noun
aping (plural apings)
- Foolish imitation or mimicry.
- 1857, Augusta Johnstone, A woman's preachings for woman's practice (page 159)
- harmful apings of the better, and empty-headed apings of the worse
- 1857, Augusta Johnstone, A woman's preachings for woman's practice (page 159)
Translations
apery — see apery
Anagrams
Cebuano
Etymology
First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: a‧ping
Noun
aping
- the cheek; the soft skin on each side of the face
- (figurative) a surface
- either of the fleshy sides of a mango when sliced off and separated from the seed
Quotations
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Anagrams
Lubuagan Kalinga
Noun
aping