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mime

/ mime /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a performance using gestures and body movements without words
Type of:
acting playing playacting
Kinds of:
panto
Derived:
pantomime
noun Sense 2
an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression
Type of:
actor histrion player
Kinds of:
Marceau Marcel Marceau
Derived:
pantomime mimic
verb Sense 3
act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only
"The acting students mimed eating an apple"
Type of:
act play roleplay
Derived:
mimer mummer pantomimer pantomimist pantomime
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 4
imitate (a person, a manner, etc.), especially for satirical effect
"The actor mimicked the President very accurately"
Type of:
imitate copy simulate
Derived:
mimic mimicker mimer mummer pantomimer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
54%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
28
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

acting playing playacting panto actor histrion player Marceau Marcel Marceau act play roleplay