| Front | mime |
|---|---|
| Back | noun, verb BrE /maɪm/NAmE /maɪm/ noun (also less frequent dumb•show)[uncountable, countable](especially in the theatre) the use of movements of your hands or body and the expressions on your face to tell a story or to act sth without speaking; a performance using this method of actingThe performance consisted of dance, music and mime. a mime artist She performed a brief mime. verb 1 [transitive, intransitive] to act, tell a story, etc. by moving your body and face but without speaking~ (sth)Each player has to mime the title of a movie, play or book.~ doing sth He mimed climbing a mountain. 2 [intransitive, transitive] ~ (to sth)| ~ (sth) to pretend to sing a song that is actually being sung by sb else on a tape, etcThe band was miming to a backing tape. |
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