mirroring

1. 1
   noununcountable

   An exact copy of something that is flipped or turned around, like a reflection.

   Like a butterfly's wings, where one side looks like a flipped copy of the other.

   The mirroring of the shapes made the picture look balanced.

   She noticed the mirroring between the two halves of the leaf.

   Similarreflection, inversion, symmetry

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2. 2
   verb

   Present participle of mirror. Use this -ing form for an action happening now.

   The still lake was mirroring the snowy peaks above it.

   Her younger brother kept mirroring everything she did.

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3. 3
   noununcountable

   When one person copies another's movements, way of talking, or mood, often without knowing it.

   Like copying a friend's yawn without meaning to.

   The therapist's gentle mirroring helped the child feel understood.

   Friends often fall into mirroring each other's body language.

   Similarmimicry, imitation, copying

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