gesticulate

verb

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ges·tic·u·late | \ je-ˈsti-kyə-ˌlāt

gesticulated; gesticulating

Definition of gesticulate

intransitive verb

: to make gestures especially when speaking arguing and gesticulating wildly

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Other Words from gesticulate

gesticulative \ je-ˈsti-kyə-ˌlā-tiv

\ adjective

gesticulator \ je-ˈsti-kyə-ˌlā-tər

\ noun

gesticulatory \ je-ˈsti-kyə-lə-ˌtȯr-ē

\ adjective

Examples of gesticulate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web That pet-sized fly that Jean-Gab teaches to gesticulate is a gruesome reminder of some of our most repulsive public activists. — Armond White, National Review, 23 July 2021 Let her twist and gesticulate and scream her head off. — Hank Stuever, Anchorage Daily News, 4 July 2020 The man who can gesticulate as wildly on the sidelines as a broken windmill in a storm sought first to energize the supporters. — Aimee Lewis, CNN, 25 June 2020 Video doesn’t help; even in a clinical realm, a man gesticulating over his scrotum on a webcam is of limited informational value. — Robert Lurvey, Wired, 8 Apr. 2020 Djokovic would look at his guest box, gesticulating or shouting. — Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2020 The La Guardia sculpture, inspired by a stem-winding speech that the mayor delivered at Mr. Estern’s high school graduation, portrays La Guardia in mid-stride, mouth open and gesticulating vigorously. — Sam Roberts, New York Times, 30 July 2019 One church staffer was flushed and gesticulating wildly. — Nicole, Teen Vogue, 4 Oct. 2019 Down on the plush leather seats of the substitutes bench, the birthday boy watches his teammates celebrate and gesticulate to their loyal followers up in the heavens. — SI.com, 3 Oct. 2019

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