aping

English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.pɪŋ/

Verb

aping

  1. present participle of ape

Noun

aping (plural apings)

  1. 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

Translations
apery — see apery

Anagrams

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *apiŋ.

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
  • IPA(key): /ˈʔapiŋ/, [ˈʔa.pɪŋ]

Noun

aping

  1. (anatomy) cheek
  2. (figuratively) surface
  3. fleshy sides of a mango when sliced off and separated from the seed

Quotations

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Anagrams

Lubuagan Kalinga

Noun

aping

  1. (anatomy) cheek

Pangasinan

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *apiŋ.

Noun

apíng

  1. (anatomy) cheek

Waray-Waray

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *apiŋ.

Noun

aping

  1. (anatomy) cheek
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