aping

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

• ganpi, ngapi

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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

• piang

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Lubuagan Kalinga

Noun

aping

1. (anatomy) cheek

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Pangasinan

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *apiŋ.

Noun

apíng

1. (anatomy) cheek

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Waray-Waray

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *apiŋ.

Noun

aping

1. (anatomy) cheek