pantomime

Noun

a performance using gestures and body movements without words
A Classical comic actor, especially one who works mainly through gesture and mime.
The drama in ancient Greece and Rome featuring such performers; or (later) any of various kinds of performance modelled on such work.
A traditional theatrical entertainment, originally based on the commedia dell'arte, but later aimed mostly at children and involving physical comedy, topical jokes, call and response, and fairy-tale plots.
The act of gesturing without speaking; a dumb-show, a mime.

Verb

act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only
To make (a gesture) without speaking.
To entertain others by silent gestures or actions.

Examples

I pantomimed steering a car; he understood, and tossed the keys to me.

Origin / Etymology

First appears c. 1606, from Latin pantomīmus, from Ancient Greek παντόμιμος (pantómimos), from πᾶς (pâs, “each, all”) + μιμέομαι (miméomai, “I mimic”). The verbal form first appears c. 1768.

Synonyms

dumb show, mime

Scrabble Score: 15

pantomime: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
pantomime: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pantomime: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

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