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View synonyms for gesticulate
gesticulate
[ je-stik-yuh-leyt ]
gesticulate
/ dʒɛˈstɪkjʊˌleɪt /
verb
- to express by or make gestures
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Derived Forms
- gesˈticulative, adjective
- gesˈticuˌlator, noun
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Other Words From
- ges·ticu·lative ges·tic·u·la·to·ry [je-, stik, -y, uh, -l, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], adjective
- ges·ticu·lator noun
- over·ges·ticu·late verb overgesticulated overgesticulating
- over·ges·ticu·lative adjective
- over·ges·ticu·lative·ly adverb
- unges·ticu·lating adjective
- unges·ticu·lative adjective
- unges·ticu·la·tory adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gesticulate1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gesticulate1
C17: from Latin gesticulārī, from Latin gesticulus (unattested except in Late Latin) gesture, diminutive of gestus gesture, from gerere to bear, conduct
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Example Sentences
At first he kept his hands behind his back in a tight knot; then he began to gesticulate as he turned.
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My subordinates may gird their loins to leap and run and gesticulate, shedding their own blood the while in crimson streams.
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This is particularly the case with people who are somewhat theatrical and hence gesticulate too much.
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The collar of his coat on the right side had an unpleasant way of flying up whenever he raised his arm to gesticulate.
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One was talking loquaciously, using his free arm, on which hung a cane, to gesticulate.
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