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
Swift said, miming Jason holding up his beer can.
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Rachel McRady, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Harris told me, miming fireworks.
—Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2025
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
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To achieve the characteristic soap-nails effect, the color should be applied in thin layers and have a glossy finish, imitating the transparency and freshness of a wet bar of soap.—
Irene Reyes,
Glamour,
23 Sep. 2025
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The cartoonist Mort Walker’s The Lexicon of Comicana—which began as an exhibition half a century ago at the Museum of Cartoon Art—offers a textbook case of life imitating art.—
Cullen Murphy,
Air Mail,
20 Sep. 2025
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Ready to join me in copying this exact outfit?—
Averi Baudler,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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Luckily for him, Alex’s struggle to find the ship’s wheel gives Rizo the opportunity to start copying his competitor’s puzzle.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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The shooter also posted content emulating the Columbine High School shooters, who killed 14 people in 1999.—
Deon J. Hampton,
NBC news,
15 Sep. 2025
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When Donovan achieves national attention, Cartman gets a haircut — emulating Kirk — and starts his own debate channel in an effort to win the Charlie Kirk Award for Young Masterdebaters.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Sep. 2025
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Historically, security at ICE facilities has been about protecting agents and detainees from internal threats like detainee aggression, or gang violence, mimicking the criminal justice system, according to experts, ICE detentions standards and the detainee handbook.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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Another popular celebration after a touchdown is for the back or receiver to lean at the goal line, mimicking a sprinter leaning at the tape.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Miming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miming. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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