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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Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 2025
Born Richard Capri in Reading, Pennsylvania, Capri honed his early skills as a comedian as a clerk in his father’s grocery store doing comedy mimes of the customers.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 11 Feb. 2025
In the clip, Sunday Rose mimed playing the flute as the sounds of woodwinds accompanied the video.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 30 Jan. 2025
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Noun
As each mime insults at one another, their motions continue to grow more and more ridiculous, with Chloe Fineman and Ego Nwodim also jumping in at different points to offer their own emotive abuse.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 2025
Born Richard Capri in Reading, Pennsylvania, Capri honed his early skills as a comedian as a clerk in his father’s grocery store doing comedy mimes of the customers.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Verb
But with no sound to accompany the video, the pair is forced to comically mime their way through their first conversation, in TVLine’s exclusive sneak peek.
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 11 Feb. 2025
In the clip, Sunday Rose mimed playing the flute as the sounds of woodwinds accompanied the video.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Mime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mime. Accessed 26 Feb. 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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