- the art or technique of conveying emotions, actions, feelings, etc., by gestures without speech.
- a play or entertainment in which the performers express themselves mutely by gestures, often to the accompaniment of music.
- significant gesture without speech.
- an actor in dumb show, as in ancient Rome.
- a form of theatrical spectacle common in England during the Christmas season, generally adapted from a fairy tale and including stock character types who perform songs and dances, tell jokes, etc.
- to represent or express in pantomime.
- to express oneself in pantomime.
- (in Britain)
- a kind of play performed at Christmas time characterized by farce, music, lavish sets, stock roles, and topical jokes
- (as modifier)
- a theatrical entertainment in which words are replaced by gestures and bodily actions
- action without words as a means of expression
- (in ancient Rome) an actor in a dumb show
- a confused or farcical situation
- another word for mime (def. 5)
