Aping means copying how someone acts or moves. It is often not polite and can sound silly. People do this when they want to be like someone or make fun.
He is aping his older brother’s style.
She was aping the teacher’s way of speaking.
Aping also means copying how someone talks or writes in detail. Sometimes people do this to sound like someone important or famous, but they may not fully understand the style.
She is aping the famous writer’s style.
The comedian was aping a celebrity’s voice.
Aping can mean acting like monkeys or apes, moving or making sounds like them. This is often done for fun or to look silly.
The boy was aping like a monkey in class.
He was aping animals on the zoo trip.
Aping in language means copying sounds or words exactly to learn or study language. It is useful to speak like native speakers.
Students are aping native speakers’ sounds.
Aping helps learners improve pronunciation.
Aping can mean copying styles or ideas in a way that seems lazy or unoriginal. It shows no new or creative thinking.
Critics said he was just aping old styles.
She is aping past fashion trends without change.
Aping as a noun means the act of copying someone’s actions or words. It usually means doing this in a silly or not serious way.
His aping of the teacher was funny.
Aping others can make you popular.
