gesticulate
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gesticulating, present participle; gesticulated, past tense; gesticulates, 3rd person singular present; gesticulated, past participle;
/jeˈstikyəˌlāt/,
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gesticulating, present participle; gesticulated, past tense; gesticulates, 3rd person singular present; gesticulated, past participle;
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Use gestures, esp. dramatic ones, instead of speaking or to emphasize one's words
- - they were shouting and gesticulating frantically at drivers who did not slow down
Web Definitions:
- show, express or direct through movement; "He gestured his desire to leave"
- (gesticulating) making gestures while speaking; "her gesticulating hands and arms made words almost unnecessary"
- (gesticulation) a deliberate and vigorous gesture or motion
- A gesture is a form of non-verbal communication in which visible bodily actions communicate particular messages, either in place of speech or together and in parallel with spoken words.Kendon, Adam. (2004) Gesture: Visible Action as Utterance. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ...
- To make gestures or motions, as in speaking; to use postures; To say or express through gestures
- (gesticulation) The act of gesticulating, or making gestures to express passion or enforce sentiments; A gesture; a motion of the body or limbs in speaking, or in representing action or passion, and enforcing arguments and sentiments; Antic tricks or motions
- (gesticulating) To move the arms or hands when speaking, or express something with movements of the arms or hands
- (Gesticulation) any movement made by a foreigner.