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
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  • The novel also alludes to contemporary examples of violence in the country’s current, democratic system, gesturing to the ways in which brutality persists in Brazil as state and corporate power continue to commit violence with near impunity.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026
  • Cole Hauser, who leads the show as Rip Wheeler, gave a recent interview gesturing at the difficulty the cast had making the first season.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 23 July 2026
Definition of gesturing
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  • 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
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  • 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
  • Müldür immediately ran off towards the assistant referee, pointing at Almirón and miming the action the Atlanta United forward had done.
    — George Edwards, New York Times, 21 June 2026
Definition of miming
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  • Meanwhile adidas has been making a big push in the college space, signing deals with Texas Tech, Texas A&M and Tennessee.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The city went to court earlier this year to seek a temporary restraining order that would limit Brown and the park district in general from signing contracts without the larger park district board's approval.
    — Jermont Terry, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of signing
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  • Just days before the fireworks and the flag waving of July 4, Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE) quietly asked Maryland regulators for permission to take more money out of its customers’ pockets.
    — Tyrone E. Keys Jr, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Syrians gathered around the court in Damascus, chanting, clapping and waving the Syrian flag as news of the sentences spread.
    — Kinda Makieh, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of waving
Verb
  • Hamrick said to his companion, motioning to a spot short of the summit.
    — John Blake, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
  • In security footage obtained by ABC 13, the officer, alleged to be Carrico, is seen motioning the woman to take a seat; the woman complies.
    — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
Definition of motioning
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  • Russia has fired the Oreshnik missile, an intermediate-range hypersonic weapon, on a handful of occasions against Ukraine in strikes viewed as signalling Moscow’s willingness to escalate.
    — Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • At the same time, the long-standing policy of free entry to national museums is being questioned as a potential cost-saving measure, signalling a broader crisis of confidence in public arts funding.
    — Emi Eleode, ARTnews.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of signaling
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