mime
noun
the art or technique of portraying a character, mood, idea, or narration by gestures and bodily movements; pantomime.
mimes
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pluralof mime.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof mime (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
mimenounthe art or technique of portraying a character, mood, idea, or narration by gestures and bodily movements; pantomime.
Example Sentences
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He fidgets with a pair of eyeglasses and points a knobby index finger to underscore a point, jiggles his leg restlessly and, at one point, mimes playing guitar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
She closes her eyes and mimes her head hitting a pillow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2025
Bogotá’s unorthodox mayor, Antanas Mockus—who rose to fame after mooning student protesters and deployed mimes to control traffic—viewed the activity as a gambit “to achieve self-regulation in the behavior among citizens.”
From Slate ● Dec. 22, 2024
In a scene in “Viet Rock,” one actor mimes being hit by gunfire and the others catch him.
From New York Times ● Apr. 24, 2023
The gulls were feathered mimes now, opening and closing their beaks noiselessly, and the waves were crashing with foam and spray but no roar.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
