mime

plural mimes

1. countableuncountableA form of acting without words; pantomime.

   [Silence] demands returning to the self, to innocence and a portrayal of situations as if all the particulars were completely unknown to the viewer. There are no props but the muscular versatility of the human form. Mime is the one thing that truly proves we can be all things.

   1977 April 23, Arlene Silva, “Suzanne Fox's Silent Stories”, in Gay Community News, page 10

2. countableuncountableA pantomime actor.
3. countableuncountableA classical theatrical entertainment in the form of farce.

   The mimes were packed with lascivious gestures and movements, and usually presented erotic scenes, on occasion farcically treated.

   1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 209

4. countableuncountableA performer of such a farce.
5. countableuncountableA person who mimics others in a comical manner.
6. countableuncountableAny of various papilionid butterflies of the genus Chilasa or Papilio, that mimic other species in appearance.
7. countableuncountableA unit of imitation in the theory of symbiosism.

present singular third person mimes · participle present miming · participle past mimed · past mimed

1. To mimic.
2. intransitiveTo act without words.
3. To represent an action or object through gesture, without the use of sound.

   In this game, you're given a word, which you have to mime to the others in the group.

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