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miming

/ˈmaɪmɪŋ/

miming is the present participle and gerund of mime.

Meaning of mime

Verb

mime (third-person singular simple present mimes, present participle miming, simple past and past participle mimed)

  1. To mimic.
  2. (intransitive) To act without words.
  3. To represent an action or object through gesture, without the use of sound.
    • In this game, you're given a word, which you have to mime to the others in the group.

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Noun

miming (plural mimings)

  1. A performance in mime.

Forms of miming

pluralmimings

Words that rhyme with miming

Questions about miming

What does miming mean?
Miming means a performance in mime.
What is miming the present participle and gerund of?
Miming is the present participle and gerund of mime.
What part of speech is miming?
Miming is a noun.
How do you pronounce miming?
Miming is pronounced /ˈmaɪmɪŋ/.
What is the plural of miming?
The plural of miming is mimings.

Words near miming in the dictionary

  1. mimics
  2. mimid
  3. mimids
  4. Mimiko
  5. Miminegash
  6. miming
  7. mimings
  8. miminy-piminy
  9. mimiviral
  10. mimivirid
  11. mimivirids

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