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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John Roy, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2025
In Johanne Sacrebleu there are mimes constantly in the background and inexplicable rat plushies that pop up out of nowhere (homage, of course, to cinematic hero Remy of Ratatouille fame).
—James Factora, Them, 29 Jan. 2025
Jeremy Fassler, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
Since their environment lacks reality, the actors freeze (Flockhart), turn glumly inward (Hoffman), or mime their way through things.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2025
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Noun
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
In Johanne Sacrebleu there are mimes constantly in the background and inexplicable rat plushies that pop up out of nowhere (homage, of course, to cinematic hero Remy of Ratatouille fame).
—James Factora, Them, 29 Jan. 2025
Verb
At the same time, one player becomes the first person in history to successfully mime The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Rotations, which the others get right away.
—Jeremy Fassler, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
Since their environment lacks reality, the actors freeze (Flockhart), turn glumly inward (Hoffman), or mime their way through things.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Mime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mime. Accessed 9 Mar. 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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