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
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.
—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
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
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“Miming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miming. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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