imitating
/ˈɪməteɪtɪŋ/
imitating is the present participle and gerund of imitate.
Meaning of imitate
Verb
imitate (third-person singular simple present imitates, present participle imitating, simple past and past participle imitated)
- To follow as a model or a pattern; to make a copy, counterpart or semblance of.
- Another bird quickly learned to imitate the song of a canary that was mated with it, but as the parrakeet improved in the performance the canary degenerated, and came at last to mingle the other bird's harsh chitterings with its own proper music.1870, Shirley Hibberd, Rustic Adornments for Homes of Taste, page 170
Noun
imitating (plural imitatings)
- An instance of imitation.
- According to Stoddard, a little group at one time during this period headed by Taylor delighted to meet on certain ambrosial nights to dissipate in poetic composition, in deliberate burlesquings and parodyings and imitatings of the various poets […]1923, Fred Lewis Pattee, Development of the American Short Story: An Historical Survey
Forms of imitating
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Questions about imitating
- What does imitating mean?
- Imitating means an instance of imitation.
- What is imitating the present participle and gerund of?
- Imitating is the present participle and gerund of imitate.
- What part of speech is imitating?
- Imitating is a noun.
- How do you pronounce imitating?
- Imitating is pronounced /ˈɪməteɪtɪŋ/.
- What is the plural of imitating?
- The plural of imitating is imitatings.
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