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
The next day I woke up and I thought” — he mimes wadding up a piece of paper and tossing it away — ‘That’s never going to happen.’
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 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
Perhaps in a different place, the emergence of mimes on the street looking to earn a few dollars might go unnoticed.
From New York Times ● May 19, 2024
Mamita motions to her stomach and mimes eating.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
