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TOEFL BNC: 15707 COCA: 20294

mime

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
1 mime /ˈmaɪm/ noun
plural mimes
1 mime
/ˈmaɪm/
noun
plural mimes
Learner's definition of MIME
[noncount] : a form of entertainment in which a performer plays a character or tells a story without words by using body movements and facial expressions哑剧
[count]
: a performance done without speaking : a performance using mime哑剧表演
: a performer who uses mime哑剧表演者
2 mime /ˈmaɪm/ verb
mimes; mimed; miming
2 mime
/ˈmaɪm/
verb
mimes; mimed; miming
Learner's definition of MIME
[+ object]
: to make the movements of someone who is doing (something) without actually doing it模拟表演;做模拟动作
TOEFL BNC: 15707 COCA: 20294

mime

1 of 3

noun

ˈmīm How to pronounce mime (audio)
 also  ˈmēm
1
: an ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner
2
a
: an actor in a mime
b
: one that practices mime
3
4

mime

2 of 3

verb

mimed; miming

intransitive verb

: to act a part with mimic gesture and action usually without words

transitive verb

1
: mimic
2
: to act out in the manner of a mime
mimer noun

MIME

3 of 3

abbreviation

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Example Sentences

Noun an actor with a gift for mime a performance done in mime an actor who is a talented mime Verb He mimed playing a guitar. She mimed picking up the phone and dialing a number.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
While the mother sticks to storytelling, the daughters alternate between mime-like motion and more athletic action, lunging with the precision of fencers, leaping with wonderful lightness. New York Times, 24 July 2022 So when the time comes, late in the movie, for Trinitie to paint her face with white and black makeup and stand on a corner doing a mime-like jig and hold a sign advertising Lee-Curtis’s big day at the church, Trinitie does what’s expected. K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2022 That mime, Sheldon Rosner, recalls that the partnership lasted seven months. Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 July 2022 On both fronts, Mesén — a Costa Rican/Swedish filmmaker who’s studied mime — shows formidable filmmaking skill in the braiding of performance (from a cast new to acting), cinema texture and sprinklings of magical realism. Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2022 His theater company became less theatrical and more primal, using myth, legend, music, mime and improvisation. Tim Gray, Variety, 3 July 2022 The children’s summer reading kickoff with comic mime Robert Rivest will take place at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 25, at Mary Cheney Library. Hartford Courant, 10 June 2022 The popular comedy incorporates music, dance and mime, in a story about a humble sardine seller and his love for the most glamorous courtesan in Kyoto. oregonlive, 25 May 2022 Martin had grown up in Portland, Maine, and was obsessed with the circus, even training with the influential mime teacher Jacques Lecoq. Zachary Pincus-roth, Washington Post, 19 May 2022
Verb
The last pair at the prom are Gia and Electric Metric, who mime out a winning little skit. Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2021 At first, the double, always seen with his back to the camera, would simply mime Mackie’s readings. Washington Post, 20 May 2021 Within days, Rae posted herself and her mother reacting to the video, which quickly racked up 10 million views and in turn caused thousands of other users to mime themselves singing along to the clip. Andrew R. Chow, Time, 6 May 2021 Among his favorite bits is miming Nadal's penchant for longer shorts, rolling up his sleeves and crouching prior to receiving a serve. Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 12 July 2019 Watching the wild ending again, Liz thinks back to Ron miming shooting all the kids, who gleefully play dead. David Gordon, Harper's magazine, 6 Jan. 2020 As one actor mimes a camel ride, the kids laugh raucously. Lily Altavena, azcentral, 5 Jan. 2020 Some movements were big, like Greenlee’s, who crouched and mimed turning the wheel of a car. Washington Post, 3 Dec. 2019 In February, Gucci issued an apology and pulled a wool balaclava jumper that retailed for $890 from its shelves after online critics accused the turtleneck of miming blackface. Katie Mettler, Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2019 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Latin mimus, from Greek mimos

First Known Use

Noun

1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1728, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of mime was in 1616
TOEFL BNC: 15707 COCA: 20294

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