mime vs playing

mime and playing both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mime	Yes	No	Yes	No
playing	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, playing is a hypernym of mime; that is, playing is a word with a broader meaning than mime:

Other hypernyms of mime include acting, performing, playacting.

mime (noun)	playing (noun)
a performance using gestures and body movements without words	the action of taking part in a game or sport or other recreation
an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression	the act of playing a musical instrument
	the performance of a part or role in a drama

mime (verb)	playing (verb)
act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only
imitate (a person or manner), especially for satirical effect