miming

present participle of mime
as in imitating
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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Recent Examples of miming The Beck-Page Yardbirds appear in that film, miming to the song at a rock club in a performance that culminates with Beck smashing his guitar. Jem Aswad, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025 Swift said, miming Jason holding up his beer can. Rachel McRady, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025 Harris told me, miming fireworks. Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for miming
Verb
  • How does this help democracy, imitating what Texas is doing?
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
  • In an instance of art imitating life, the film's soundtrack also achieved great success as the highest-debuting soundtrack of 2025 on the Billboard 200.
    Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Cardi previously told The Breakfast Club that their beef started when BIA accused Cardi of copying her style.
    Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Of that group, 22% of respondents admitted to copying personally identifiable information (PII) or payment card information (PCI) numbers and other financial data.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • From past to present, Brandy remains a style icon worth emulating.
    Mecca Pryor, Essence, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Various intoxicating products are marketed in colorful packaging emulating popular candy brands.
    Ashley J. DiMella, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The legend of Stetson Bennett began at Georgia with stories of his prowess as a scout-team quarterback before a Playoff game, mimicking Baker Mayfield and dicing up the Georgia defense.
    Seth Emerson, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Researchers have developed a super agile robot that can shapeshift using a special electro-morphing gel, mimicking the fluidity and adaptability of the comic book anti-hero Venom.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025

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“Miming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miming. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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