- present participle of mimic.
mimicking
Example Sentences
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Some private schools think a strategy mimicking in-state rates can help.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
The AI agents have been trained to act like collaborative hackers and programmers so are merely mimicking the kinds of emotive comments they have seen.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
We studied the choreography, mimicking his strut to the ballroom stage, the hip swivels, the disco arm roll as he sings about getting Brad and Janet a satanic mechanic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
To test that idea, the researchers used a drug to inhibit C3 activation in mice, mimicking one of the effects of calorie restriction.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
Krystal went on mimicking the one-two-three count, Deja chiming in with the perfect amount of complementary snark, Brit-Brat laughing at them both.
From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds
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