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dumb show
noun
- a part of a dramatic representation given in pantomime, common in early English drama.
- gestures without speech.
dumb show
noun
- a part of a play acted in pantomime, popular in early English drama
- meaningful gestures; mime
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Other Words From
- dumb-show adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dumb show1
First recorded in 1555–65
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Example Sentences
One day, while thus engaged, he was so entirely carried away by this dumb show that he broke the glass and cut his hand severely.
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“A very grateful guest,” said Villon politely; and he drank in dumb show to his entertainer.
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He withdrew thereupon, by order, straightway from Vienna; testifying in dumb-show what he thought.
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It fell to my feet in long folds, yet so lightly that I scarcely felt I was clothed: and she clapped her hands in dumb-show.
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He continued his narration in excited dumb-show—his lips moving as though he were speaking.
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