Gesticulate

Word GESTICULATE
Character 11
Hyphenation ges tic u late
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Gesticulate"

What do we mean by gesticulate?

To make gestures especially while speaking, as for emphasis. intransitive verb

To say or express by gestures. intransitive verb

To make gestures; express thoughts or desires, or emphasize or illustrate speech, by motions of the body or any part of it, especially the hands and arms.

To express or represent by gestures; imitate; enact.

To make gestures or motions, as in speaking; to use postures. intransitive verb

To represent by gesture; to act. transitive verb

To make gestures or motions, as in speaking; to use postures. verb

To say or express through gestures. verb

Show, express or direct through movement verb

To make gestures or motions, as in speaking.

To say or express through gestures.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Gesticulate

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The word "gesticulate" in example sentences

They look so good as they gesticulate passionately in the city's overflowing cafés or file into its steakhouses, entire family in tow, for dinner at 10 p.m. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Opening his hands to gesticulate, he breaks into a smile, explaining, Look. ❋ Will Lyons (2011)

This, said Kierkegaard, is the situation of Christians: The more they gesticulate with their creed, the more laughable they seem to their skeptical neighbors, until the world becomes engulfed in the flames of war and mutual hatred -- a hell on earth as prelude to the hell after death. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Apple is designing a television that you can shout and gesticulate at – and it will understand you. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Continuing to gesticulate with hispalm, Mundie moved fromthe 3D street scene into anart gallery; he nextpulled an art object off a pedestal and yanked it off the screen, making it appear tohover in the room of reporters wearing 3D eyeglasses .. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I love it when people gesticulate with their hands because in psychological terms, it is a sign of an active mind and warmth and vibrancy. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Sometimes they totter and gesticulate joltingly at ground level, like dolls brought to life. ❋ Celia Wren (2010)

A: This woman I live with tells me that when I'm writing dialogue I gesticulate a lot, like I'm acting it out. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I'll gesticulate, raise my voice, bring my voice down to a hush, and it builds excitement. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Maybe, being foreigners, you need both hands free at all times to gesticulate wildly at referees or, if you're French, at your coach. ❋ P.J. O'Rourke (2010)

Characters gesticulate and argue behind glass, seen but unheard. ❋ Peter Rozovsky (2010)

Henry sees Jasper get down from his horse, gesticulate as if explaining that he has been riding around. ❋ Philippa Gregory (2010)

The cheese not so much “tasted” as it did “gesticulate,” the crust was harder than a Chinese math problem. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The professor sat behind his desk, which he never did (preferring usually to stand and pace, to gesticulate during his dense and unapproachable lectures). ❋ Unknown (2010)

Utahdrivers seem to move faster thanIdahodrivers, and at one point I merged in front of a van who despite needing fifteen to twenty seconds to even catch up to our car felt the need to honk, gesticulate, swerve around, flip us off again and fly ahead. ❋ Unknown (2010)

SAGAL: Hey, before we go, one thing we noticed when you were - when we were watching you on videos and some of your concert footage, you gesticulate a lot when you sing. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The carved Colla marionettes, directed by Carlo Colla III, were colorful and charming, though they did tend to gesticulate in the manner of old-fashioned opera singers. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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