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Resembling vs Mimicking - What's the difference?

resembling | mimicking |

As verbs the difference between resembling and mimicking

is that resembling is while mimicking is .

As nouns the difference between resembling and mimicking

is that resembling is the action of the verb to resemble while mimicking is mimicry.

resembling

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (-)
  • The action of the verb to resemble .

    • mimicking

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • mimicry
  • * (Washington Irving)
    • They had a thousand odd stories and jokes about the events of the day, and burlesque descriptions and mimickings of the spectators who had been admiring them.