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1
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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- busker
- [chiefly British],
- entertainer,
- performer,
- player,
- trouper
2
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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mime
verbSynonyms of mime (Entry 2 of 2)
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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“Mime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mime. Accessed 21 Jan. 2022.
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The first known use of mime was in 1616
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