mime
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During live shoots, however, background actors stay silent and mime their conversations, “a skill set in and of itself,” Gemmill says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Williams would look into the camera, mime taking a drag from a cigarette, throw her head back and say, “I have lived!”
From Salon • Jun. 14, 2025
It was a typical day on the set of Tim Burton’s “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” and a dead mime was screaming.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2024
The Belfast comedian does not speak in the hour-long show until the very end, instead relying on mime, music and audience participation.
From BBC • Feb. 13, 2024
My grandfather was like a dignified, unpainted mime, and I was almost five before I realized that anything was wrong with him.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
Vocabulary lists containing mime
Theater - Introductory
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Theater - Middle School
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Theater - High School
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