ape around

eɪp əˈraʊnd

Definition

Definition of ape around - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

silly behavior

act in a silly or foolish way

The kids were aping around during the break.

clown around

fool around

mess around

mocking imitation

imitate someone in a mocking way

He was aping around, trying to mimic the teacher's voice.

mimic

mock

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Expressions with ape

ape someone's behavior

imitate someone's actions or mannerisms

He tried to ape his brother's behavior to fit in.

go ape

become wildly excited or enthusiastic

When he saw the surprise, he went ape.

go ape over

become extremely excited or enthusiastic

She went ape over the surprise party.

naked ape

term for humans emphasizing their animal nature

The book 'The Naked Ape' explores human behavior from a zoological perspective.

you ape

person who imitates others clumsily or foolishly

Stop copying me, you ape!

anthropoid ape

any primate resembling a human in shape

The zoo's new exhibit features an anthropoid ape from Africa..

Examples of ape around in a sentence

Stop aping around and get to work!
She was aping around, copying her friend's dance moves.
The kids were aping around, making fun of the cartoon characters.

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French:faire le pitre, imiter de manière moqueuse, ...
German:herumalbern, nachäffen, ...
Italian:fare lo stupido, scimmiottare, ...
Spanish:hacer payasadas, parodiar, ...
Portuguese:fazer palhaçadas, imitar de forma zombeteira, ...
Chinese:装傻, 嘲弄性地模仿, ...
Japanese:ふざける, 真似をする, ...
Arabic:تصرَّف بسخافة, قَلَّدَ بِسُخْرِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:לְהִשְׁתּוֹלֵל, לְחַקּוֹת בִּלְעַג, ...
Russian:дурачиться, передразнивать, ...
Ukrainian:дуріти, передражнювати, ...
Hindi:मूर्खता करना, नकल करना, ...
Bengali:মূর্খের মতো আচরণ করা, অনুকরণ করা, ...
Catalan:fer el ximple, imitar burlescament, ...
Czech:blbnout, opičit se, ...
Danish:fjolle rundt, gøre nar, ...
Dutch:gek doen, nadoen, ...
Greek:κάνω τον χαζό, κοροϊδεύω, ...
Hungarian:bohóckodni, majmolni, ...
Khmer:លេងសើចផ្ដេសផ្ដាស, ត្រាប់តាមបែបចំអក, ...
Korean:바보같이 굴다, 흉내내다, ...
Persian:مسخره‌بازی درآوردن, ادای کسی را درآوردن, ...
Polish:wygłupiać się, przedrzeźniać, ...
Portuguese (BR):brincar de forma boba, imitar de forma zombeteira, ...
Romanian:a face pe prostul, a imita în mod batjocoritor, ...
Swedish:fjanta sig, härma, ...
Thai:ทำตัวโง่ๆ, ล้อเลียน, ...
Turkish:aptalca davranmak, alaycı bir şekilde taklit etmek, ...
Vietnamese:hành động ngớ ngẩn, bắt chước một cách chế giễu, ...

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