OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 18268

pantomime

/ˈpæn.təˌmʌɪm/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
pantomima
The act of gesturing without speaking; a dumb-show, a mime.
#*: A staid, steadfast man, whose life for the most part was a telling pantomime of action, and not a tame chapter of sounds.
In pantomime, Chief Joyi would fling his spear and creep along the veld as he narrated the victories and defeats.
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