Pantomime
Pantomime noun - A movement of the body or limbs that expresses or emphasizes an idea or feeling.
Show and pantomime are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Show" instead a noun "Pantomime".
Nearby Words: pantomimic, pantomiming, pantomimed
Both words in one sentence
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Show, Don't Tell: Most cartoons of this time were very good at following this, relying on pantomime acting mixed with dialogue, and sometimes with only pantomime, but never with dialogue alone.
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Pantomime: The brothers often do panto, transposing their act into the show and usually sharing a Buttons-type role normally played by one person.
Source: Series / ChuckleVision -
Happened in the UK game show The Generation Game, where in one episode the contestants had to put on a short pantomime of 'Cinderella'.
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Show and Pantomime. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/pantomime/show
Pantomime & Show. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/pantomime/show>.
Show or Pantomime. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/pantomime/show.
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