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 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.
—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
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
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
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
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An investigation by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said hackers accessed the system by imitating a legitimate user account.—
Charlotte Reck,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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Life isn’t quite imitating art for Kim Kardashian.—
Jodi Guglielmi,
Rolling Stone,
8 Nov. 2025
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Promoter sequences are short stretches of DNA that tell the cell’s copying machinery where a new protein starts.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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Bobbitt said the issue may have been with incorrectly copying and pasting numbers.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The vibrant look included what appeared to be head-to-toe body paint emulating Camilla’s surprise stripes.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
1 Nov. 2025
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From past to present, Brandy remains a style icon worth emulating.—
Mecca Pryor,
Essence,
9 Oct. 2025
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Jeremy Allen White brilliantly channels The Boss without mimicking him.—
Henry Selick,
IndieWire,
6 Nov. 2025
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Prescribed burns help clean up forest debris and stimulate new growth, mimicking natural fire patterns in the high country.—
Sarah Henry,
AZCentral.com,
5 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Miming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miming. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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