pantomime
[pan-tuh-mahym]
noun
verb (used with object), pan·to·mimed, pan·to·mim·ing.
to represent or express in pantomime.
verb (used without object), pan·to·mimed, pan·to·mim·ing.
to express oneself in pantomime.
Origin of pantomime
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Related Words for pantomime
deception, travesty, farce, nod, signal, sign, token, indication, action, reminder, expression, salute, ape, resemble, simulate, mirror, caricature, mimicry, imitation, mockeryExamples from the Web for pantomime
Contemporary Examples of pantomime
Historical Examples of pantomime
A pantomime produced at Covent Garden, and published in 1778.
The Fall of British TyrannyJohn Leacock
I thanked him as best I could in pantomime and approached the walls.
"You're really like a child at a pantomime, Babs," he laughed, when they were alone.
The Education of Eric LaneStephen McKenna
He was the dwarf policeman in Holland's pantomime in the winter-time!
The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 1 (of 2)Harry Furniss
A mortuary, a dissecting-chamber, or a pantomime property-room?
The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 1 (of 2)Harry Furniss
pantomime
noun
verb
Word Origin for pantomime
C17: via Latin from Greek pantomīmos; see panto-, mime
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