Thesaurus results for PANTOMIME

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noun

ˈpan-tə-ˌmīm

as in gesture

a movement of the body or limbs that expresses or emphasizes an idea or feeling the game requires that you use pantomime to communicate an idea

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as in mime

an actor in a story performed silently and entirely by body movements in ancient Rome pantomimes performed tragic love stories

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Noun

White pulled up in transition, tucking the ball toward his chin in a pantomime of his shot. —

Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026 Disney then filmed Kerry's movements, reactions, and pantomimes, complete with props but without any dialogue to work with, over the course of nine months. —

Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Nov. 2025

Verb

As Huff ran down the line, Bochy pumped his arms while pantomiming the Herman Munster trot. —

Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025 Yet not a sound emerges from the baying mob, which has been instructed to pantomime their appreciation noiselessly. —

Charlie Campbell, TIME, 24 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pantomime

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Noun

The trip is also an opportunity for Xi to reassert his country’s close, historic ties with Pyongyang – a clear gesture from Beijing that even as Kim and Putin have elevated their ties in recent years, China remains North Korea’s most critical economic lifeline and diplomatic partner.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 8 June 2026
For now, consider this one last gesture of trepidation toward a radically young team.

— Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 7 June 2026