Definition of Pantomime
Pantomime
pan·to·mime


Definition/Meaning
(noun)
a dramatic performance characterized by the use of gestures and facial expressions to communicate, often along with dancing and/or music;

e.g. The performance featured a pantomime of a popular folktale set to music.

(noun)
(British) a form of entertainment, often put on by children around Christmastime, involving music, dances, and comedic theatre based on a fairy tale;

e.g. The students of the school put on a holiday pantomime for their parents.

(noun)
broadly, an exaggerated facial expression, gesture, or behavior;

e.g. She made a pantomime of locking all of the doors and windows.

(verb)
to represent something using expressive and exaggerated gestures, or to express something in this way;

e.g. He tried to pantomime to them not to make any noise.



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