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imitating

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈɪməˌteɪtɪŋ// UK //ˈɪmɪtˌeɪtɪŋ// im·i·tat·ing

adj. copying the way someone else speaks, moves, or behaves. You use this to describe someone who is trying to look or act like another person or thing.

adj. copying the actions, appearance, or speech of another person or entity. Often used as a participial adjective to describe a subject engaged in mimicry.


SIMPLE

The child is imitating his father's walk.

CONTEXTUAL

The young comedian became famous for imitating the voices of several well-known politicians.

COMPLEX

By imitating the complex songs of other birds, the mockingbird can effectively defend its territory from a wide variety of potential competitors.

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Usage

Often functions as a participial adjective following a linking verb or as part of a continuous verb construction.

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