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pantomime

/ˈpæntəmaɪm/noun

उच्चारण पैन्टमाइम

(ब्रिटेन में) बच्चों का हास्य-संगीत नाटक

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [C, U] British

    a funny play with music, dancing and jokes, based on a traditional children's story, usually performed at Christmas

    (ब्रिटेन में) बच्चों का हास्य-संगीत नाटक

    • Every December the town hall puts on a pantomime of 'Cinderella'.
    • We took the children to the pantomime.
    • The children loved the pantomime of Aladdin.
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    • The theatre sells out fast for the Christmas pantomime.
    • The pantomime featured a famous comedian in costume.

    Synonyms panto

  2. 2

    [U, C]

    the use of movement and the expression of your face, not words, to tell a story or show what you mean

    मूकाभिनय, इशारों से अभिनय

    • The actor used pantomime to show that he was trapped in a box.
    • She explained by pantomime that she had lost her voice.
    • The mime artist told the whole story in pantomime.
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    • In a noisy bazaar, we used pantomime to ask the way.
    • The actor's pantomime made the audience laugh without a single word.

    Synonyms mime dumb show gesture

  3. 3

    [C, usually singular] British, disapproving

    a situation or an event that is silly and not taken seriously

    तमाशा, नौटंकी

    • The meeting turned into a pantomime of shouting and walkouts.
    • The inquiry was dismissed as a pantomime designed to fool the public.
    • The debate turned into a pantomime, with each side shouting over the other.
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    • Critics called the trial a pantomime.
    • The whole election looked like a pantomime to many voters.

    Synonyms farce charade circus

verb
  1. 1

    [T, I]

    to express or show something using movement and expressions, not words

    इशारों से व्यक्त करना, मूकाभिनय करना

    • He pantomimed drinking a cup of tea.
    • The tourist pantomimed eating to ask the vendor for food.
    • The child pantomimed brushing his teeth.
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    • She pantomimed a phone call to show what she meant.
    • The waiter pantomimed carrying a heavy tray.

    Synonyms mime

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

panto mime dumb show gesture farce charade circus

✓In the exam

One-word substitution

A play or performance in which actors use only gestures and no words is a pantomime or mime.

ऐसे नाटक या प्रदर्शन को, जिसमें कलाकार शब्दों के बिना केवल इशारों का प्रयोग करते हैं, pantomime या mime कहते हैं।