1
: an ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner
2
a
: an actor in a mime
b
: one that practices mime
3
mimed; miming
: to act a part with mimic gesture and action usually without words
mimer
noun
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Examples of mime in a Sentence
Noun
an actor with a gift for mime
a performance done in mime
an actor who is a talented mime
Verb
He mimed playing a guitar.
She mimed picking up the phone and dialing a number.
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Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
This, plus pitch-perfect line readings and a simple mime of holding a steering wheel, are all Larson needs to drop the audience right there in the car with him.
—John Roy, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2025
Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 17 Mar. 2025
Around the five-second mark in the video, the toddler turns to the camera, still in her mom's arms, to mime along to an expletive in the GloRilla track playing over the video.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The message, transmitted close to the audience as dancers Jessica Fiala and Tamara Nadel mime a slow-motion, rolling of dice, is crystal clear: There are consequences to gambling with karma.
—Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
This, plus pitch-perfect line readings and a simple mime of holding a steering wheel, are all Larson needs to drop the audience right there in the car with him.
—John Roy, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2025
Verb
From the very beginnings of filmmaking, with Charlie Chaplin finding fame during the silent era through the use of miming, cinema has relied on more than just sound.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 17 Mar. 2025
Around the five-second mark in the video, the toddler turns to the camera, still in her mom's arms, to mime along to an expletive in the GloRilla track playing over the video.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Mime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mime. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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mime
1 of 2 noun
ˈmīm 
ˈmēm
1
a
: an actor in a mime
b
: a person who practices mime
2
3
: an ancient play or skit representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner
4
: the art of showing a character or telling a story by body movements
mime
2 of 2 verb
mimed; miming
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