Thesaurus results for MIME

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noun

ˈmīm

Definition of mime

as in performer

an actor in a story performed silently and entirely by body movements that annoying mime on the sidewalk is pretending to be in an invisible box again

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as in gesture

a movement of the body or limbs that expresses or emphasizes an idea or feeling the speech-impaired patient had to convey his wishes with mime or scribbled notes

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verb

as in to imitate

to use (someone or something) as the model for one's speech, mannerisms, or behavior as a joke, Eric knelt by the dinner table and began miming a dog begging for food

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Noun

The actors’ movements directly correspond to some of these voiceovers, but at other times the connection is more abstract, such as when Wu mimes gorging on a large bag of packing peanuts. — Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 18 May 2026 Demoustier holds her nose and mimes gagging. — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 13 May 2026

Verb

Pressing my best sad face and hands against the window, I’d mime a plea for rescue to passing motorists. — Lisa Liu Grady, Christian Science Monitor, 9 July 2026 Müldür immediately ran off towards the assistant referee, pointing at Almirón and miming the action the Atlanta United forward had done. — George Edwards, New York Times, 21 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for mime

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mime

Noun

Hugo said his work as a songwriter, producer, arranger, and performer was central to their success, though Williams was the public face of their partnership.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2026
In the Chicago Tribune, Loerzel wrote that the opening of the Uptown in 1925 was cause for a festival, complete with bands, trapeze artists and a madcap performer who set himself ablaze and submerged himself in water to extinguish the flames.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of performer

Noun

Nordrum’s expressive eyes setting the scene for what might be the most romantic gesture in literature (and movie) history.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026
The gestures of moving, being, and breathing coalesced for Kristin as this poem, which emerged from the state of presence that is meditation-in-action.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of gesture

Noun

The tension between the two boils over into a confrontation which only Eisenhower can adjudicate, a task complicated by his own arrogant British subordinate, a wiry and dislikable General Bernard Montgomery - played with a villainous verve bordering on the pantomime by Damian Lewis.

— Daniel Jonah Wolpert, NPR, 29 May 2026
Francis proceeds with an over-the-top childbirth pantomime that culminates in the new dad being egged on to cut the rope umbilical cord.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2026

Definition of pantomime

Verb

Someone else copies them for free and undercuts their pricing before the training run has even paid back.

— Stephen Messer, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Over the past few years, a consistent complaint from Western developers and the White House has been that Chinese developers have copied their tech.

— Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of copy

Verb

Introduced by American occupation forces after World War II, jeans found a market among young Japanese eager to emulate Hollywood stars.

— Matt Alt, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
Billboard chatted with October’s Hip-Hop Up & Comer, Noodah 05, about the origins of his name, why old-school R&B always has him in a chokehold, his desire to emulate André 3000, and his aspirations to become the new-age Thanos of rap.

— Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of emulate

Verb

Then the weave pattern is very specifically chosen over the course of a year, basically, to be able to mimic a real facial expression.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026
The device, known as a neuristor, mimics certain electrical switching behaviors of biological neurons.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026

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