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mime

Definition for mime

noun as in an imitator

Strongest match

comedian

noun as in an imitation

Strongest match

pantomime

verb as in mimic

verb as in impersonate

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That prompted Vincent to choose “Piano Man,” and before I knew it we were doing shots of whiskey and pretending the bar was a piano itself, miming the notes with our hands.

She says she has found a creative outlet in the form of dance, and wants to study dance, mime and physical theatre, but is struggling to find a course she can access.

From BBC

Williams would look into the camera, mime taking a drag from a cigarette, throw her head back and say, “I have lived!”

From Salon

The next day I woke up and I thought” — he mimes wadding up a piece of paper and tossing it away — ‘That’s never going to happen.’

He pretended his group were teenagers from Chester, who mimed along to the video for the song.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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