A theatrical performance or entertainment in which the performers express meaning through gestures accompanied by music.
The pantomime at the local theater was a delightful mix of comedy and drama, captivating the audience with its expressive gestures.
A traditional British theatrical entertainment, mainly for children, which involves music, topical jokes, and slapstick comedy and is based on a fairy tale or nursery story, usually produced around Christmas.
Every year, the family looks forward to attending the Christmas pantomime, which is always filled with laughter and festive cheer.
An absurdly exaggerated piece of behavior.
His reaction to the minor inconvenience was a complete pantomime, drawing unnecessary attention from everyone around.
The art or technique of conveying emotions, actions, or feelings by gestures alone, without speech.
Pantomime requires precise control of body language to communicate meaning.
pantomimeverb
To express or represent something by exaggerated mime or gestures without using words.
The actor pantomimed the scene of a man trapped in a box, drawing laughter from the audience.
pantomimeadjective
Relating to or characteristic of pantomime; exaggeratedly theatrical.
With sweeping, pantomime gestures, he told the story without uttering a word.