mimickingn.

Brit.

/ˈmɪmɪkɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈmɪmɪkɪŋ/

Forms: 1600s– mimicking, 1800s– mimicing.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mimic v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < mimic v. + -ing suffix¹.

The action or process of mimic v.

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1697 T. Dilke City Lady iii. 26 Affected Apish mimicking, is us'd for Gestures of Complaisance, And eternal Chatt'ring of Nonsence, is esteem'd prompt Elocution.

1748 B. Franklin Poor Richard Improved 1749 Now and then one of our very great philosophers, an Aristotle, or a Newton, may, perhaps, by his most refined speculations, afford them a little entertainment, as it seems a mimicking of their own sublime amusements.

1844 Ladies' Repository Nov. 343 Nothing, it is known, is more easily imbibed by the young than mimicking.

1927 Amer. Mercury May 119/1 An amusing and occasionally hilarious mimicking of Restoration comedy on its lesser levels.

1978 Nature 28 Sept. 301/1 We now report the first example of a mimicking of the function of photosynthesis based on electron transport sensitisation.

1998 Frame of Reference Spring 16/1 The game of Assassin, which pits student against student, blended into a mimicking of The Most Dangerous Game, where each player kills the other players, until everyone is dead except for the winner.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

mimickingadj.

Brit.

/ˈmɪmɪkɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈmɪmɪkɪŋ/

Forms: 1700s– mimicking, 1800s– mimicing.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mimic v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < mimic v. + -ing suffix².

That mimics something or someone; (Biology) = mimetic adj. 4a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > characteristics > [adjective] > resembling another disease

mimicking1703

the world > animals > by habits or actions > [adjective] > mimetic

mimetic1851

mimicked1866

mimicking1872

Müllerian1899

the world > life > biology > biological processes > genetic activity > heredity or hereditary descent > [adjective] > resemblance between different organisms > mimetic or mimicking

mimetic1851

mimicked1866

mocking1869

mimicking1872

1703 T. Baker Tunbridge-walks sig. A8^v Hillaria, Sister to Reynard, a Railing, Mimicking Lady.

1733 G. Cheyne Eng. Malady ii. xii. 244 Saint Vitus's Dance (as it is call'd) the mimicking Distemper.

1741 Mem. Martinus Scriblerus xiv. 46 in A. Pope Wks. II The glaring Cat-a-mountain..and the Man-mimicking Manteger.

1866 C. Darwin Origin of Species (ed. 4) xiii. 504 Many of the mimicking forms of the Leptalis, as well as of the mimicked forms, can be shown by a graduated series to be merely varieties of the same species.

1872 H. A. Nicholson Introd. Study Biol. 52 The mimicing butterflies..are liable at a distance to be mistaken for the distasteful Heliconidæ.

1877 E. Leigh Gloss. Words Dial. Cheshire 134 ‘Mimicking work’, is work made to look well for a time, but not to last, like bad contract work.

1890 Catholic World Mar. 774 The reason why mimicking forms are scarce is supposed to be the ever-increasing acuteness of enemies, which have again and again detected the imposture.

1963 S. H. Skaife Naturalist Remembers 172 Koggelmannetjies..do not seem to have a popular name in English... The Afrikaans name means ‘little mimicking man’ and refers to the habit these lizards have of bobbing the head up and down when peering over the edge of a rock.

1979 Science 27 July 412/2 This study provides a clear example of female-mimicking behaviour by males in insects.

1991 A. Granger Season for Murder (BNC) His voice took on a mincing, mimicking tone.

1994 Jrnl. Afr. Zool. 108 326/1 To my knowledge this is the first termite mimicking spider ever recorded.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mimicking
释义	mimickingn. Brit. /ˈmɪmɪkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈmɪmɪkɪŋ/ Forms: 1600s– mimicking, 1800s– mimicing. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mimic v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < mimic v. + -ing suffix¹. The action or process of mimic v. ΚΠ 1697 T. Dilke City Lady iii. 26 Affected Apish mimicking, is us'd for Gestures of Complaisance, And eternal Chatt'ring of Nonsence, is esteem'd prompt Elocution. 1748 B. Franklin Poor Richard Improved 1749 Now and then one of our very great philosophers, an Aristotle, or a Newton, may, perhaps, by his most refined speculations, afford them a little entertainment, as it seems a mimicking of their own sublime amusements. 1844 Ladies' Repository Nov. 343 Nothing, it is known, is more easily imbibed by the young than mimicking. 1927 Amer. Mercury May 119/1 An amusing and occasionally hilarious mimicking of Restoration comedy on its lesser levels. 1978 Nature 28 Sept. 301/1 We now report the first example of a mimicking of the function of photosynthesis based on electron transport sensitisation. 1998 Frame of Reference Spring 16/1 The game of Assassin, which pits student against student, blended into a mimicking of The Most Dangerous Game, where each player kills the other players, until everyone is dead except for the winner. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). mimickingadj. Brit. /ˈmɪmɪkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈmɪmɪkɪŋ/ Forms: 1700s– mimicking, 1800s– mimicing. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mimic v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < mimic v. + -ing suffix². That mimics something or someone; (Biology) = mimetic adj. 4a. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > characteristics > [adjective] > resembling another disease mimicking1703 the world > animals > by habits or actions > [adjective] > mimetic mimetic1851 mimicked1866 mimicking1872 Müllerian1899 the world > life > biology > biological processes > genetic activity > heredity or hereditary descent > [adjective] > resemblance between different organisms > mimetic or mimicking mimetic1851 mimicked1866 mocking1869 mimicking1872 1703 T. Baker Tunbridge-walks sig. A8^v Hillaria, Sister to Reynard, a Railing, Mimicking Lady. 1733 G. Cheyne Eng. Malady ii. xii. 244 Saint Vitus's Dance (as it is call'd) the mimicking Distemper. 1741 Mem. Martinus Scriblerus xiv. 46 in A. Pope Wks. II The glaring Cat-a-mountain..and the Man-mimicking Manteger. 1866 C. Darwin Origin of Species (ed. 4) xiii. 504 Many of the mimicking forms of the Leptalis, as well as of the mimicked forms, can be shown by a graduated series to be merely varieties of the same species. 1872 H. A. Nicholson Introd. Study Biol. 52 The mimicing butterflies..are liable at a distance to be mistaken for the distasteful Heliconidæ. 1877 E. Leigh Gloss. Words Dial. Cheshire 134 ‘Mimicking work’, is work made to look well for a time, but not to last, like bad contract work. 1890 Catholic World Mar. 774 The reason why mimicking forms are scarce is supposed to be the ever-increasing acuteness of enemies, which have again and again detected the imposture. 1963 S. H. Skaife Naturalist Remembers 172 Koggelmannetjies..do not seem to have a popular name in English... The Afrikaans name means ‘little mimicking man’ and refers to the habit these lizards have of bobbing the head up and down when peering over the edge of a rock. 1979 Science 27 July 412/2 This study provides a clear example of female-mimicking behaviour by males in insects. 1991 A. Granger Season for Murder (BNC) His voice took on a mincing, mimicking tone. 1994 Jrnl. Afr. Zool. 108 326/1 To my knowledge this is the first termite mimicking spider ever recorded. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1697adj.1703
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