mirroring

But others don't care if it's scientific nonsense because, hey, it's just a conceit, and there's a lot of thematic intricacy to be wrought in mirroring the protagonist through a non-supernatural analogue of the fantasy/horror doppelganger: switch critical faculties to "metaphor", roll up the sleeves, and get stuck into interpreting the text.

Narrative Grammars Hal Duncan 2008

"Low Red Moon Journal" has been orphaned since December 2006, but mostly I'm interested in mirroring those hundreds of entries that were made before I began this LJ in April 2004.

"Thinking goatish thoughts, dreaming goatish dreams..." crk_blog_vault 2008

The folder mirroring is a welcome addition to my virtual XP installation — no more constant browsing to a shared Mac folder.

VMware Fusion 2.0 Beta 2 Now Available | Lifehacker Australia 2008

An important concept in teaching agents to be effective on the phone is what is called mirroring the customerpacing their responses based on how the customer is interacting with them.

Your Call Is (Not That) Important to Us Emily Yellin 2009

The girl was aroused, her expression mirroring her mentor's almost exactly as she raptly observed the scene.

In the Midnight Hour 2007

He looked at her, his expression mirroring her fears.

Hot Pursuit Jensen, Kathryn, 1949- 2005

He was a gifted listener; with his chin resting in his hand, he never let his gaze stray from people's faces as they spoke, his expression mirroring empathy and patience, humor and sadness.

Nights in Rodanthe Sparks, Nicholas 2002

Lab Rat said, his expression mirroring the doubt in his voice.

Joint Operations Douglass, Keith 2000

Father Ruthvere took over, his expression mirroring his relief at having something immediate he could do.

The Eagle And The Nightingale Lackey, Mercedes 1995

The social psychology phenomenon of "mirroring" -- people that are your friends or people that like you in general, tend to physically mimic or mirror your behavior, vernacular, movements, etc. -- is example of the type of subconscious influence your friends have over you.

Auren Hoffman: You Think For Yourself but You Act Like Your Friends (on homophily) 2009

The officers were adept at a method known as “mirroring”: subtly latching on to things the women were interested in and later declaring that they, too, shared those same passions – the same music, politics, books, commitment to vegetarianism.

‘It was as if he set out to destroy my sanity’: how the spy cops lied their way into women’s hearts – and beds Amelia Gentleman 2022