pantomime
noun
the art or technique of conveying emotions, actions, feelings, etc., by gestures without speech.
pantomimic
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a word derived from
pantomime.
Example Sentences
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Dallas McMurray’s artfully animated performing of the childlike pantomimic gestures that thread through the dance occasionally prompted audience laughter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
“It’s loose-limbed. It’s a pantomimic kind of movement, and it’s usually comic by nature. It’s essentially wrapped around the character.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2019
And Buki Shiff’s bright, pantomimic costumes smartly traveled time, morphing the 16th century into the 19th.
From New York Times ● Feb. 10, 2015
What has emerged is a pantomimic romp: a patchwork of important events rather than a linear narrative.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 9, 2011
The highest degree of terror at the pantomimic apoplexy, said the swooning couple, is the notary's seal of the highest love.
From The Invisible Lodge by Jean Paul
