mime
Example Sentences
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“It’s called butterfly effect. Epstein was the first domino,” he says, miming dominoes falling.
From Los Angeles Times
Yet, these supposedly most-promising stars are mostly hapless wannabes leaning on their skills in nunchucks and mime.
From Los Angeles Times
Ma enjoyed the singing but clearly felt foolish in her feeble miming.
From Literature
Running her hand through her brittle white hair, she mimed heating water on a gas stove to wash herself in the cold mornings.
From Barron's
“I told her the coyote is like a cute wild dog, and her eyes just went—” He mimes eyes exploding open.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
