miming
- present participle of mime.
Example Sentences
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“It’s called butterfly effect. Epstein was the first domino,” he says, miming dominoes falling.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026
Alicia Washington’s direction was clear, though she was understandably flummoxed about how to stage musician characters who don’t play their instruments and resorted to miming and posing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025
"He was pretty much non-verbal by that point but, when he heard that, he pointed at himself as if to say 'that's mine' and was miming the words," she says.
From BBC • Jan. 18, 2025
Ward lobbed one up for receiver Kyle Williams, who beat cornerback Travis Hunter so thoroughly that he immediately held up his wrist, miming CU quarterback Shedeur Sanders’ signature celebration.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 18, 2023
The fella went through a whole physical routine, miming that she should let down the rope so he could climb up.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
