mime out
B2 neutral separable transitive
In simple words
To show something using only your body and face, without saying any words.
Literal meaning: 'Mime' means to use silent gesture; 'out' implies full expression or externalisation.
Meanings
1 B2 neutral
To represent or communicate something using only movement and gesture, without speaking.
"The teacher mimed out the word 'flying' and the class had to guess it."
Grammar: separable
2 B2 neutral
To enact an entire scene or story silently using physical performance.
"The drama students had to mime out a historical event in front of the class."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Used in teaching, theatre, and communication contexts. Common in language classrooms where a teacher 'mimes out' a vocabulary word. Also used informally when communicating across a language barrier.
Commonly used with
word action emotion scenario instruction story
Forms
Base
mime out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
mimes out
he/she/it
Past simple
mimed out
yesterday
Past participle
mimed out
have + pp
-ing form
miming out
continuous
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