imitating

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/ˈɪməteɪtɪŋ/

noun

An instance of imitation.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of imitate
nounimitating (plural imitatings)

plural imitatings

  1. An instance of imitation.

    According to Stoddard, a little group at one time during this period headed by Taylor delighted to meet on certain ambrosial nights to dissipate in poetic composition, in deliberate burlesquings and parodyings and imitatings of the various poets […]

    1923, Fred Lewis Pattee, Development of the American Short Story: An Historical Survey
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APA

imitating. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imitating

MLA

“imitating.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imitating. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “imitating,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imitating.

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