noun / verb
mime
MYME/maɪm/
Communication through bodily gestures without spoken words.
The performer uses mime to suggest a wall with flat palms.
Etymology
Greek mimos named an imitator or actor, not necessarily a silent performer. The modern sense focuses that imitative role on portraying people and actions through gesture and movement rather than speech.
In context
Most people love to see a mime trapped in a box.
More examples
- In charades, we mime the answers instead of saying them.
- She mimed opening a heavy door.
- The class practices telling stories through mime.
Forms
mime · mimes · mimed · miming