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pantomiming

verb

present participle of pantomime
as in gesturing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pantomiming
  1. gesturing
  2. gesticulating
  3. miming
  4. signing
  5. waving
  6. motioning
  7. signaling
Verb
  • Those who reject or question her motives are pushed far into the movie’s gradual, calculated unspooling, gesturing at thorny complexities which are never allowed to arise.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 13 Sep. 2026
  • Lavie appeared in a jailhouse-yellow shirt and blue pants and looked distressed throughout the hearing, nodding and gesturing to friends at times.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of gesturing
Verb
  • Instead of ripping off his shirt, or wildly gesticulating, McTominay ran to the edge of the pitch with his hands facing down and his lips pursed.
    — Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 16 June 2026
  • Imagery was multiplied to tell a story—the stentorian Mussolini, with his upraised chin and bald head, delivering a speech, or Hitler, with his toothbrush mustache, gesticulating.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
Definition of gesticulating
Verb
  • 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
Definition of miming
Verb
  • For example, the panel might guess which voice actor is pretending to be a child in a group of real children or which couple will be signing divorce papers by the end of the episode.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Less than a year after signing a contract extension that will keep him with Inter Miami through 2028, Messi leads MLS in both goals (19) and assists (11) and is chasing a second straight league title.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of signing
Verb
  • After the first quarter everyone is waving to the Children’s Hospital that’s next to the stadium and the kids watching the game from their windows are waving back.
    — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The garrison’s enormous flag was waving on its flagpole, some 90 feet high—a clear signal that the American fort had survived the Battle of Baltimore.
    — Michele Metych Britannica Editors Sep. 11, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of waving
Verb
  • The Mercyenforcer holds the Heartfiller in his fist, motioning me closer.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Hamrick said to his companion, motioning to a spot short of the summit.
    — John Blake, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
Definition of motioning
Verb
  • The proposal came as Brussels and Ottawa seek to deepen ties, signaling a significant shift in the EU, which had been lukewarm to Germany's proposal in May for granting an associate membership to Ukraine.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The pandemic, however, brought an influx of inventive young creatives who’ve now opened design studios, shops, and restaurants, signaling a new era for the region.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of signaling
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“Pantomiming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pantomiming. Accessed 18 Sep. 2026.

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