As verbs the difference between emulating and aping
is that emulating is while aping is .
As a noun aping is
foolish imitation or mimicry.
aping
English
Verb
(head)
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