to mime
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5.6
- verb
- /maɪm/
:
hacer mímica
- During the rehearsal, the director asked him to mime the action of opening a door.
So he had to mime to the earpiece what I was saying.
- So he had to mime to the earpiece what I was saying.
- I want to see Penguins miming.
- I had to do like sign like mime language sign, mime sign language sign.
- And she also mimes like you get she starts moving as like before she reveals the piss jar.
Examples
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"Chad lifted his arms above his head and mimed a jump shot.
Fiction book (1996) -
Cameron groped for a second, didn't find what he was seeking, then mimed picking up and lighting a cigar.
Fiction book (2002) -
Just mime this part of it, right?
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You can mime words too.
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Chelsea, would you please mime your daily skin care routine?
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Are we meant to be miming here?
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Mitchell was had his hands in the shape of guns and miming shooting a gun towards the camera.
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When he was out of change, he stopped a passerby and mimed his need for more.
Fiction book (1990) -
Bob's on the verge of tears, trying to mime out his message.
Fiction book (2001) -
When we realized we didn't speak the same dialect, I mimed my question until he laughed and understood.
Fiction book (1997)
Synonyms
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6.8
Use only the body and face to show something without speaking
How Dramatic
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mime as a verb comes from the old Greek mimeisthai meaning 'to imitate' and connects to the idea in pantomime of acting without words. That's why to mime something is to act it out with gestures and body movements instead of saying it.