mimicking
verb (present participle)UK /ˈmɪmɪkɪŋ/
US /ˈmɪmɪkɪŋ/
Copying the way someone or something looks, sounds, or acts.
The parrot was mimicking my voice.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. Pretending to be something else in order to look like it.
Some insects survive by mimicking leaves.
3. Copying a sound exactly, like an echo.
The cave was mimicking every shout we made.
4. Making fun of someone by copying them.
He got in trouble for mimicking his teacher.