mime
noun
the art or technique of portraying a character, mood, idea, or narration by gestures and bodily movements; pantomime.
were miming
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past progressiveof mime.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Soon, though, I realized it was wizardry of another kind: For much of the time the actors were miming their own recorded lines.
From New York Times ● Oct. 26, 2021
In keeping with Dylan’s longstanding trickster’s reputation, it wasn’t clear: Often their hands appeared out of sync with the music, as though they were miming to prerecorded tracks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2021
And there was a lingering suspicion the boys were miming during their more athletic dance routines, even though the impassioned harmonies of The Truth Untold proved they could ably handle a live vocal.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2019
Photograph: Yui Mok/PA Disclosure want you to know that they were miming their set at Capital FM's Summertime Ball last weekend.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 11, 2013
Change the state secret to something that would genuinely cause civil unrest, such as a file containing proof that One Direction really were miming on Saturday's X Factor?
From The Guardian ● Dec. 2, 2010
