mime
/maɪm/
verb
- To act out or imitate using gestures and body movements without speaking.
- The actor mimed playing a violin during the silent scene.
- He mimed opening a door and walking through it.
- She mimed drinking a cup of tea to show she was thirsty.
- To pretend to sing or play an instrument, especially by moving the lips or hands in synchronization with recorded sound.
- The singer was caught miming to a backing track during the concert.
- She hates it when performers mime instead of singing live.
- In the video, the band members mime playing their instruments.
noun
- The art or performance of using gestures, facial expressions, and body movements without speech to tell a story or convey an idea.
- The street performer's mime of a man trapped in a box drew a large crowd.
- She studied mime in Paris for two years.
- Mime is a powerful form of theater that relies on silence.
- A performer who practices mime.
- He wanted to become a mime after watching a performance in the subway.
- The mime wore white face paint and black clothes.
- A mime entertained the children at the park with invisible tricks.
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