Pantomime (Verb)
Meaning
Act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only; "The acting students mimed eating an apple".
Classification
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
Examples
- The child pantomimed riding a horse, galloping around the backyard with reins in her hands.
- The students practiced pantomiming everyday tasks like brushing teeth and combing hair.
- She demonstrated the recipe by pantomiming the mixing and whisking motion.
- To add to the storytelling, the teacher began to pantomime the struggle of the climbers navigating the mountain terrain.
- The silent film actor was skilled at pantomiming emotions, conveying feelings solely through facial expressions and body language.