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apeing

apeing is the present participle and gerund of ape.

Meaning of ape

Verb

ape (third-person singular simple present apes, present participle aping or (uncommon) apeing, simple past and past participle aped)

  1. (intransitive) To behave like an ape.
  2. (transitive) To imitate or mimic, particularly to imitate poorly.
    • And well their dignity it ſuits, / To ape the gravity of brutes.1772, [Thomas Bridges], “Something by Way of Preface”, in A Burlesque Translation of Homer, London: Printed for S. Hooper, […], →OCLC

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Questions about apeing

What is apeing the present participle and gerund of?
Apeing is the present participle and gerund of ape.

Words near apeing in the dictionary

  1. apegirl
  2. apegirls
  3. apehanger
  4. apehangers
  5. apehood
  6. apeing
  7. apeiro-
  8. apeirogon
  9. apeirogonal
  10. apeirogons
  11. apeirohedra

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