Definitions
a performance using gestures and body movements without words
Word origin
Possibly from Middle English *mime, from Old English mīma (“a buffoon, jester, mime”), from Latin mimus, from Ancient Greek μῖμος (mîmos, “imitator, actor”), but more likely re-borrowed in modern times from French mime (“mimic actor”), from the same source.
Used in a sentence
“The mimes were packed with lascivious gestures and movements, and usually presented erotic scenes, on occasion farcically treated.”
“In this game, you're given a word, which you have to mime to the others in the group.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Silent performer”4 letters
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