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mimed

Variant of mime

noun

  1. an ancient Greek or Roman farce, in which people and events were mimicked and burlesqued
  2. the representation of an action, character, mood, etc. by means of gestures and actions rather than words
  3. an actor who performs in mimes; specif., a mimic or pantomimist

transitive verb mimed, miming

to imitate, mimic, or act out as a mime

intransitive verb

to act as a mime; play a part with gestures and actions, but usually without words

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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