Gesticulate
11gesticulate — gesticulative, gesticulatory /je stik yeuh leuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. gesticulator, n. /je stik yeuh layt /, v., gesticulated, gesticulating. v.i. 1. to make or use gestures, esp. in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech. v.t …
12gesticulate — verb /dʒɛsˈtɪkjʊleɪt,dʒɛsˈtɪkjəleɪt,dʒɛsˈtɪkjəleɪt/ a) To make gestures or motions, as in speaking; to use postures. b) To say or express through gestures. See Also: gesticulation, gesticulative, gesture, gestural …
13gesticulate — verb ADVERB ▪ wildly ▪ He gesticulated wildly as he tried to make her understand. PREPOSITION ▪ at ▪ The other woman was gesticulating at the ambulance. ▪ …
14gesticulate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. gesture, motion, wave, pantomime, mime. See indication. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. pantomime, motion, signal; see gesture . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. see gesture IV (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To …
15gesticulate — ges|tic|u|late [dʒeˈstıkjuleıt] v [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of gesticulari, from gestus; GESTURE1] to make movements with your arms and hands, usually while speaking, because you are excited, angry, or cannot think of… …
16gesticulate — ges|tic|u|late [ dʒə stıkjə,leıt ] verb intransitive to make movements with your hands and arms when you are talking, usually because you want to emphasize what you are saying or because you are excited ╾ ges|tic|u|la|tion [ dʒə,stıkjə leıʃn ]… …
17gesticulate — ges·tic·u·late || dÊ’e stɪkjÉ™leɪt / kjÊŠl v. move the hands or other parts of the body in an animated manner (in place of or accompanying speech) …
18gesticulate — [dʒɛ stɪkjʊleɪt] verb gesture dramatically in place of or to emphasize speech. Derivatives gesticulation noun gesticulator noun gesticulatory adjective Origin C17 (earlier (ME) as gesticulation): from L. gesticulat , gesticulari, from gesticulus …
19gesticulate — v. n. Make gestures, gesture …
20gesticulate — verb (I) to make movements with your arms and hands, usually while speaking, because you are excited, angry, or cannot think of the right words to use: Jane gesticulated wildly and shouted “Stop! Stop!” gesticulation /dZe stIkjM leISDn/ noun (C,… …
