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Meanings of
dumb show
in English
Portuguese
pantomima
Catalan
mímica
Back to the meaning
A performance using gestures and body movements without words.
pantomime
mime
Portuguese
pantomima
Usage of
dumb show
in English
1
We are no dealers in
dumb
show
,
in the Coquette, Captain Ludlow.
2
The Countess quite understood the
dumb
show
,
but she made no sign.
3
Fowler jumped upon the teacher's desk, appealing in
dumb
show
for order.
4
But the work in the library was a mere
dumb
show
of research.
5
He received his orders in
dumb
show
from the foreman of the gang.
6
In
dumb
show
,
the Chinaman indicated that Bennett had taken poison.
7
In
dumb
show
,
the speaker he referred to begged for mercy.
8
Between the figures there was a little skilfully-managed action, mostly in
dumb
show
.
9
Father Benwell once more remonstrated in
dumb
show
,
and Romayne lost his temper.
10
Razumov tried hard to understand the reason of this
dumb
show
.
11
And nothing could have been more impressive than this
dumb
show
.
12
But he was not contented with this
dumb
show
,
eloquent as it was.
13
With visual signalling and labial
dumb
show
,
Emily Louise implored enlightenment.
14
Talma's
dumb
show
during this scene was a masterpiece of the mimic art.
15
Certainly it ran through its little fortune-telling
dumb
show
at an undignified gallop.
16
The Count gave me the
dumb
show
of pulling out his watch, detaching it.
Other examples for "dumb show"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
dumb
show
dumb
Adjective
Noun
Translations for
dumb show
Portuguese
pantomima
Catalan
mímica
pantomima
Dumb show
through the time
Dumb show
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common