Thesaurus results for PANTOMIME

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noun

ˈpan-tə-ˌmīm

Definition of pantomime

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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Recent Examples of pantomime

Noun

Talkative characters like the froggish Mallow and even Bowser himself are motor-mouthed and sarcastic, nigglingly mocking Mario for his inability to speak in anything other than nods and pantomimes. — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2026 In other words, reconstruction in Gaza will remain a cruel diplomatic pantomime, while millions of people huddle in tents waiting for the next humanitarian aid box. — Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026

Verb

Instead, early actors and prop makers probably just pantomimed bloodless violence, at most using bright red cloth to signify gore. — Mark Hay, Popular Science, 9 Oct. 2025 Sanders actually pantomimed his answers, moving his mouth with no words coming out and smiling throughout. — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pantomime

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pantomime

Noun

Studying the effects of this fluctuating luminescence on interpreting gesture may tell us whether speech has significant benefits around an evening campfire.

— Mike McRae September 02, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026
After both drivers made hand gestures at each other, the unidentified victim drove to a house in Poolville, and Jones followed, the release stated.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of gesture

Noun

Lyons uses her extraordinary physicality — slipping between a range of accents, mime, and endless amount of gestures to hold together a piece that could easily fall apart.

— Rebecca Rosman, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026
The idea is that as an operator mimes picking up a pile of rocks, the arm would generate a force in response, as if the operator could feel the heaviness of the rocks, confirming that the excavator is indeed picking them up.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of mime

Verb

Both Chelsea and Villa broke their transfer record to sign a player from the other, with Morgan Rogers moving to Stamford Bridge and Nicolas Jackson heading in the opposite direction.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
The new agreement has been signed between Thales and India’s Kalyani Strategic Systems Limited (KSSL).

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of sign

Noun

Aidan Hutchinson, at this stage of his career, is a perennial 12-sack, 100-pressure performer when healthy.

— Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Guo is considered the country’s most prominent performer of traditional xiangsheng, a form of Chinese comedic dialogue using word play and rhymes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of performer

Verb

One person told police that Rodriguez was standing on the sidewalk outside the church when Rodriguez motioned for the person to fight him – after which Rodriguez approached and started swinging fists in his direction, according to court records.

— Harry Harris, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026
Councilor Jennifer Sigette motioned to keep the city meeting open so everyone would have a chance to comment, to no avail.

— Gabriel Brito, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of motion

Noun

Target recently received backlash for 'offensive' Halloween costume This comes on the heels of Target apologizing in late August for a Halloween circus clown costume that critics said appeared to conjure Blackface and 19th-century minstrel shows.

— Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Cam Schlittler, no stranger to Boston beef, used an emoji to call Flemming a clown on an Instagram post.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 31 Aug. 2026