1 [mass noun] the theatrical technique of suggesting action, character, or emotion without words, using only gesture, expression, and movement:mime is part of our cultural heritage
[count noun] a theatrical performance using mime:the ceremony was followed by a series of precise mimes, dances, and songs
[count noun] an action or actions intended to convey another action, an idea, or an emotion:he performed a brief mime of someone fencing
(also mime artist) [count noun] a practitioner of mime or a performer in a mime:he’s a very fine actor and mime artisttroupes of feminist mimes
2(in ancient Greece and Rome) a simple farcical drama including mimicry:the Dorian mimes first began to lay the foundations of the theatre
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1 [with object] use only gesture and movement to act out (a play or role): (as adjective mimed)a mimed play [no object]:they’ve even mimed in a restaurant hall
convey or represent (an action, idea, or emotion) by using only gesture and movement:Eddie mimed an attack of nausea
2 [no object] pretend to sing or play an instrument as a recording is being played:singers on television often mime to pre-recorded tape tracks
