gesticulate
to make or use gestures, especially in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech.
Origin of gesticulate
1Other words for gesticulate
Other words from gesticulate
- ges·tic·u·la·tive, ges·tic·u·la·to·ry [je-stik-yuh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /dʒɛˈstɪk yə ləˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjective
- ges·tic·u·la·tor, noun
- o·ver·ges·tic·u·late, verb, o·ver·ges·tic·u·lat·ed, o·ver·ges·tic·u·lat·ing.
- o·ver·ges·tic·u·la·tive, adjective
- o·ver·ges·tic·u·la·tive·ly, adverb
- un·ges·tic·u·lat·ing, adjective
- un·ges·tic·u·la·tive, adjective
- un·ges·tic·u·la·to·ry, adjective
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How to use gesticulate in a sentence
I moved my lips and gesticulated frantically without result.
Five Scientists on the Heroes Who Changed Their Lives - Issue 93: Forerunners | Alan Lightman, Hope Jahren, Robert Sapolsky, | December 2, 2020 | NautilusHe was a little goofy looking and gesticulated a lot, but he was sweet and had theories about a million things, especially her.
As he spoke he gesticulated slightly, and no second glance was needed to realise that he was a thorough-going cosmopolitan.
The Doctor of Pimlico | William Le QueuxThe more Hadria tried to discover what had happened and what he meant, the faster he spoke and the more wildly he gesticulated.
The Daughters of Danaus | Mona CairdThey gesticulated as they talked, and shrugged their pretty shoulders with a grace taught them by our Spanish predecessors.
A Woman's Journey through the Philippines | Florence Kimball Russel
His teeth showed white in his beard; he gesticulated and the shadow behind him danced with fury.
Where the Pavement Ends | John RussellCaptain Hull gesticulated with such violence that the tight breeches of his naval uniform split from hip to knee.
The Cruise of the "Lively Bee" | John De Morgan
British Dictionary definitions for gesticulate
/ (dʒɛˈstɪkjʊˌleɪt) /
to express by or make gestures
Origin of gesticulate
1Derived forms of gesticulate
- gesticulative, adjective
- gesticulator, noun
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