Thesaurus results for MIMING

miming

verb

present participle of mime

as in imitating

to use (someone or something) as the model for one's speech, mannerisms, or behavior as a joke, Eric knelt by the dinner table and began miming a dog begging for food

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Recent Examples of miming Ficarra is a brilliant clown — his part is all miming — and also the most level-headed of these characters. — Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026 Fleming asks, miming a person examining the topping options at an ice-cream parlor. — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026 In April, users took to the platform, celebrating themselves miming the lyrics of Alright by Nardo Wick. — Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025 Barrymore declared, before miming eating Anderson’s toes. — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025 Müldür immediately ran off towards the assistant referee, pointing at Almirón and miming the action the Atlanta United forward had done. — George Edwards, New York Times, 21 June 2026 Elena, a skating coach and choreographer, was on the edge of her seat throughout Naumov’s program, quietly miming his movements in the arena’s second tier above the rink, willing Naumov on with every piece of choreography. — Alice Park, Time, 11 Feb. 2026 The Artist mourned the silent era by miming through the Oscars, while La La Land and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood turned failure into choreography. — Remy Blumenfeld, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 2025 The clip features four male models — who look nothing like Catmen Anthony D’Amato, Mike Montali, Brian Dunne, and Don DiLego — miming their way through a performance of the song in Orson Welles-era black & white. — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2026

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Some of the most notable moments show Atlas imitating human emotional reactions.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 24 June 2026
To celebrate, Gazza lay down on the grass and opened his mouth wide, imitating the dentist’s chair that had got him and his team-mates into so much bother a few weeks earlier.

— The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 18 June 2026

Definition of imitating

Verb

There’s no denying that Lola Tung has impeccable style—I’m constantly referencing her fierce street style looks—so copying her accessory of choice feels like a safe move.

— Irene Richardson, InStyle, 27 June 2026
In June 2024, Sony Music, Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group sued the AI music services Suno and Udio, accusing them of copying sound recordings without permission to train their models.

— Maureen Kerr, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

Definition of copying

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But beyond emulating his career, Daniel also wants to leave the kind of impact on others that his father has.

— Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 28 June 2026
In pursuit of achieving his dreams and emulating his hero Alberto Contador, Spain’s last Grand Tour champion, Ayuso has recently turned to self-help books.

— Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 26 June 2026

Definition of emulating

Verb

After the game, a disappointing loss to Côte d’Ivoire, some Ecuador fans asked their Ivorian counterparts to swap jerseys, mimicking a post-match tradition among players.

— Albert Samaha, New Yorker, 6 July 2026
And after celebrating by mimicking a fishing motion in honor of his Bass Pro Shops sponsor, Briscoe soaked it all in.

— Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2026

Definition of mimicking

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