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# mime

noun (a mime, mimes; mime, uncountable); verb (mime, mimes, mimed, miming)

«mime» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Mime is acting a story using only movements, faces and gestures, without words. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mime/#m1)
2. A mime is a performer who does this, often with a white painted face. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mime/#m2)
3. To mime means to show something with actions instead of words. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mime/#m3)
4. To mime a song means to move your lips as if singing while a recording plays. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mime/#m4)

### In the lessons

In drama lessons, games such as charades use mime. In stories, a character may mime a message when they cannot speak. In music videos and shows, «miming» to a recording is sometimes called cheating. Phrases: «in mime», «mime artist», «mime a word», «mime along to».

### Examples

- We acted out the story in mime. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mime/#x1)
- The mime pretended to be trapped in a glass box. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mime/#x2)
- Mime brushing your teeth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mime/#x3)
- In charades you have to mime the film title. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mime/#x4)
- The pop star was caught miming at the concert. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mime/#x5)
- She mimed "Call me" through the window. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mime/#x6)
- Our drama teacher showed us how to mime pulling a rope. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mime/#x7)

### Note

Verb: mimed, miming. «Mime» (the art) is uncountable; «a mime» (a performer or a short act) is countable. Rhymes with «time». Do not confuse with «mimic» (copy someone's voice or actions, often to make fun).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «mime» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mime/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«mime» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mime.html) on Mova free.