Pantomime
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To gesture without speaking. To entertain others by silent gestures or actions.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: a traditional Christmas entertainment, mostly for children. A type of entertainment where players act out ideas or express themselves without the use of their voices, sometimes to musical accompaniment. A derivation or copy of a performance whose execution is insufficient, facile, etc.
Example sentence: It has been almost three years since U.S. President Barack Obama pipsqueaked on his chemical-weapons 'red line' in Syria and joined with Russian strongman Vladimir Putin in the pantomime that resulted in the Sept. 27, 2013 U.N. Security Council Resolution 2118, which called on Assad to surrender his chemical weapons stockpile.
Mime
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To mimic.To act without words.To represent an action or object through gesture, without the use sound.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A form of acting without words; pantomimeA pantomime actorA classical theatrical entertainment in the form of farceA performer of such a farceA person who mimics others in a comical manner
Example sentence: I used to do puppet theatre and also mime and musical theatre in Florida for competitions and festivals, which was great. I was very much involved in theatre when I was in college.