pantomimed

verb

past tense of pantomime
as in gestured

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pantomimed
  1. gestured
  2. mimed
  3. signed
  4. waved
  5. gesticulated
  6. signaled
  7. motioned
  8. nodded
Verb
  • Chwalińska could not prevent Sawangkaew from leveling the set, and gestured towards her discomfort on multiple occasions.
    — Leon Imber, New York Times, 29 June 2026
  • Her closing argument gestured broadly toward supporting public education, tenants, and quality of life, without specifics that voters could hold onto.
    — Bradley Honan, New York Daily News, 28 June 2026
Definition of gestured
Verb
  • Standing before the microphone on the Constitution Hall stage, Nikhil asked for the latter word’s definition, language of origin and other identifying information while his fingers mimed typing.
    — Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 27 May 2026
  • Instead of getting upset himself, Busch mimed wiping away fake tears to the crowd.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 24 May 2026
Definition of mimed
Verb
  • Zepeda arrives off a loss to Shakur Stevenson last summer, the same Stevenson who has already signed with Zuffa Boxing.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • After the Spartans fired Smith, Chiles entered the transfer portal and signed with Northwestern, where he’ll be paired with new offensive coordinator Chip Kelly.
    — Antonio Morales, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Definition of signed
Verb
  • Hundreds of fans waved their shirts and cheered for their squad, which was down 2-1 in the top of the eighth inning.
    — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
  • But as Melendrez turned to leave empty-handed, Chin looked up from behind the counter, smiled, and waved him back.
    — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Definition of waved
Verb
  • Onstage, Abrams seemed the more demure of the two, strumming her guitar behind a mic stand while Hobert held her microphone in her hand and gesticulated with authorial flair.
    — Carrie Battan, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2026
Definition of gesticulated
Verb
  • Greer signaled Tuesday that the administration is working on a new way to replace those broad levies, since its previous strategy to sustain them expires at the end of this week.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 21 July 2026
  • The London Times separately reported before the appointment that the administration had signaled opposition to Miliband and was even more concerned about the prospect of him becoming foreign secretary.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of signaled
Verb
  • The regular working-class crew heading home for the day filed onto her bus when a supervisor popped by the front door and motioned to two teen girls.
    — Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 2 June 2026
  • The attributes and their sustainability motioned toward a dynasty.
    — Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 29 May 2026
Definition of motioned
Verb
  • Messi’s pass just cleared the leaping Stones, then dipped to Martínez, who nodded it home.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026
  • While promoting The Odyssey in cities including Paris, London, and New York, the Emmy-winning Euphoria star stepped out in nearly a dozen different outfits that nodded to her role as Greek goddess Athena in the adaptation of Homer’s epic poem.
    — Tiffany Kelly, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026
Definition of nodded
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