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 By the time of the witch trial, the sacred building stood stripped of its roofing and outer masonry—a fleshless skeleton; its giant west window glassless, miming a stone scream. — Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026 Simmons celebrated by miming urinating, game footage shared by ESPN College Football shows. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026 Johnson jokes, miming a phone to her ear as Cherkovskiy puts his head in hands. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026 Ficarra is a brilliant clown — his part is all miming — and also the most level-headed of these characters. — Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026 Müldür immediately ran off towards the assistant referee, pointing at Almirón and miming the action the Atlanta United forward had done. — George Edwards, New York Times, 21 June 2026 Fleming asks, miming a person examining the topping options at an ice-cream parlor. — 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for miming
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  • Leni completed the costume with a wig imitating Camilla’s dark, curly tresses, and wore the character’s most iconic outfit with a white tank top and oversized hairbow.
    — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Rather than simply imitating the brain with silicon chips, the approach uses actual neurons to perform computational work.
    — Mike McRae October 19, New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2026
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  • The frenzy over Rodrigo is likely driven by her own previous encounters with allegations of copying on her breakout 2021 album Sour.
    — Bill Donahue, Billboard, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Teams that understand those differences stop copying and pasting the same content everywhere and start creating with intention.
    — Tonia Ryan, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 2026
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  • But what begins as emulating her mother’s favorite role-playing game turns fantastical, as the RPG itself bleeds into the real world, channeling Hattie’s grief and forcing her to rely on her father once more.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The model spotted a bald cap and bushy facial hair while emulating a 72-year-old A-list star.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 2 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Fusion energy has long promised virtually limitless, low-carbon power by mimicking the physical reactions that fuel the Sun.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Color Shift adds blue and red halos around subjects, mimicking the look of a lens with heavy chromatic aberration.
    — Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026

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“Miming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miming. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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