Pantomime | Mean of pantomime in English Dictionary
/ˈpæntəˌmaɪm/
- Noun
- a way of expressing information or telling a story without words by using body movements and facial expressions
- In the game of charades, one player uses pantomime to represent a word or phrase that the other players have to try to guess.
- a performance in which a story is told without words by using body movements and facial expressions
- We saw pantomimes at the fair.
- a ballet that is part dance and part pantomime
- a play for children performed during the Christmas season that is based on a fairy tale and includes singing and dancing
- Verb
- to make the movements of someone who is doing something without actually doing it
- He pantomimed someone talking on the phone.
