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Noun
S:
(n)
mime
,
mimer
,
mummer
,
pantomimer
,
pantomimist
(an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression)
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/
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derivationally related form
S:
(n)
mime
,
pantomime
,
dumb show
(a performance using gestures and body movements without words)
Verb
S:
(v)
mimic
,
mime
(imitate (a person or manner), especially for satirical effect)
"The actor mimicked the President very accurately"
S:
(v)
mime
,
pantomime
(act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only)
"The acting students mimed eating an apple"