Definition of gesticulation
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:the act of making gestures
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Examples of gesticulation in a Sentence
as the argument grew more heated, his gesticulations got bigger and wilder
Recent Examples of gesticulation from the Web
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Anthony Scaramucci, the new White House communications director who has perfected the art of Trump-like gesticulation, arrived at the White House with a mandate to plug the leaks that have so infuriated the president over the last few months.
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Bryant appears to be most confused that the base runner doesn't have to wave but can do any manner of gesticulation, according to the unwritten rules of the ritual.
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South Carolina head coach Frank Martin has earned a reputation as one of the angriest coaches in college basketball with a repertoire of gesticulations and outbursts that can turn his cheeks the color of his garnet jackets.
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For example, Fiona Pratt-McDonald morphs herself into Pridefly with mimicry and deceitful smiles paired with scheming gesticulations.
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Even in this show’s idiosyncratic universe, can a series of celestial gesticulations really bring people back from the dead?
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Even in this show’s idiosyncratic universe, can a series of celestial gesticulations really bring people back from the dead?
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First Known Use of gesticulation
15th century
gesticulation Synonyms
Synonyms
gesture, mime, pantomime, sign, signalRelated Words
beck, beckon, flourish, shrug, wave; body language, posture; indication, motion; sign languageLearn More about gesticulation
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