mirroring

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of mirror

noun

1. A reflection or inversion.

   “Spenser has an intimate feel for Vergilian intratextuality, the mirrorings and repetitions that create patterns of likeness and difference, reaching over the whole text and linking images, motifs, and persons.”

2. The behavior in which one person consciously or subconsciously imitates the gesture, speech pattern, or attitude of another.