mime
noun
the art or technique of portraying a character, mood, idea, or narration by gestures and bodily movements; pantomime.
mimed
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past participleof mime.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof mime.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
mimenounthe art or technique of portraying a character, mood, idea, or narration by gestures and bodily movements; pantomime.
Example Sentences
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One audience member closed her eyes and mimed conducting as the artists played Mozart, while another tapped her caregiver's arm as if there were piano keys.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
Standing with one foot on the right peg of his bike in a half-pirouette, Miranda mimed pumping his other foot across the pavement as if propelling a scooter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2025
After a couple of successful kicks, Matsuzawa even mimed a swing from another spectacular Japanese athlete who wears No. 17: Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025
He pretended his group were teenagers from Chester, who mimed along to the video for the song.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2025
The two of them were close enough to touch, Will in his world, she in Cittàgazze, and seeing his trailing bandage, Lyra tapped him on the arm and mimed tying it up again.
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
