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Aping vs Awing - What's the difference?

aping | awing |

As verbs the difference between aping and awing

is that aping is while awing is .

As a noun aping

is foolish imitation or mimicry.

As an adverb awing is

on the wing; flying; fluttering.

aping

English

Verb

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    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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

    awing

    English

    Etymology 1

    Adverb

    (-)
  • On the wing; flying; fluttering.

    • Etymology 2

    Verb

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