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Pantomime

Noun

Definitionen

1.NounA Classical comic actor, especially one who works mainly through gesture and mime. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
2.NounThe drama in ancient Greece and Rome featuring such performers; or (later) any of various kinds of performance modelled on such work.
3.NounA 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.
4.NounThe act of gesturing without speaking; a dumb-show, a mime.
5.VerbTo make (a gesture) without speaking.
"I pantomimed steering a car; he understood, and tossed the keys to me."
6.VerbTo entertain others by silent gestures or actions. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
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