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
Fleming asks, miming a person examining the topping options at an ice-cream parlor.
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Kathryn Vanarendonk,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2026
Elena, a skating coach and choreographer, was on the edge of her seat throughout Naumov’s program, quietly miming his movements in the arena’s second tier above the rink, willing Naumov on with every piece of choreography.
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Alice Park,
Time,
11 Feb. 2026
The clip features four male models — who look nothing like Catmen Anthony D’Amato, Mike Montali, Brian Dunne, and Don DiLego — miming their way through a performance of the song in Orson Welles-era black & white.
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Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
21 Jan. 2026
The Artist mourned the silent era by miming through the Oscars, while La La Land and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood turned failure into choreography.
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Remy Blumenfeld,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Nov. 2025
Think back to that preseason finale, when Dart went viral for miming the hurry-up motion to get him out of the medical tent quickly.
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Charlotte Carroll,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
In April, users took to the platform, celebrating themselves miming the lyrics of Alright by Nardo Wick.
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Lucy Maguire,
Vogue,
23 Oct. 2025
Barrymore declared, before miming eating Anderson’s toes.
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Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Oct. 2025
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.
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Jem Aswad,
Variety,
2 Oct. 2025
Kathryn Vanarendonk,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2026
Elena, a skating coach and choreographer, was on the edge of her seat throughout Naumov’s program, quietly miming his movements in the arena’s second tier above the rink, willing Naumov on with every piece of choreography.
—
Alice Park,
Time,
11 Feb. 2026
The clip features four male models — who look nothing like Catmen Anthony D’Amato, Mike Montali, Brian Dunne, and Don DiLego — miming their way through a performance of the song in Orson Welles-era black & white.
—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
21 Jan. 2026
The Artist mourned the silent era by miming through the Oscars, while La La Land and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood turned failure into choreography.
—
Remy Blumenfeld,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Nov. 2025
Think back to that preseason finale, when Dart went viral for miming the hurry-up motion to get him out of the medical tent quickly.
—
Charlotte Carroll,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
In April, users took to the platform, celebrating themselves miming the lyrics of Alright by Nardo Wick.
—
Lucy Maguire,
Vogue,
23 Oct. 2025
Barrymore declared, before miming eating Anderson’s toes.
—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Oct. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for miming
Verb
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As a 7-year-old, I’d entertain my father’s friends, at their weekly pickup game at a Bronx barn-house gymnasium, by imitating his game face—bottom lip jutting, eyes scowling.
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Carol Channing reduced Shalit to tears of laughter with her tale of a London dinner party with Lady Astor and Sir Benjamin Harrison by imitating the latter.
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Determined to be seen as extraordinary, Elizabeth begins copying, stalking and impersonating Laura to try and win a Harvard spot for herself.
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Across two experiments, participants completed deliberately monotonous tasks, including copying or reading telephone numbers, before taking a creative uses test.
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In that sense, Hollywood isn’t becoming Detroit so much as emulating it.
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That’s not a year fans should want any part of emulating.
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In January, local media widely reported that police arrested Argentine citizen Agostina Páez in Rio after being filmed mimicking a monkey toward a waiter at a nightclub.
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These four-seaters — mimicking a Dodge Charger, Mazda RX-7, Nissan Skyline GT-R and Toyota Supra — all come complete with working taillights.
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“Miming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miming. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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