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gesticulant

adjective

Definition of gesticulantnext
as in gesticulatory

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  1. gestural
  2. moving
  3. mobile
Adjective
  • Heilmann first applied a foundational layer, frequently deploying gestural marks, then masked off portions of this base and overpainted it with a geometric second layer.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The editing rhythms are clipped and almost metronomically precise; individual scenes feel less composed than synthesized from an array of swift, gestural fragments—a hand on a doorknob, a face at the window—which have the effect of heightening your attention.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 June 2026
Definition of gestural
Adjective
  • Perhaps the most moving moment of Don’t Look Back in Anger arrives early with the first of the reunion concerts in Cardiff, Wales.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Most moving, above all, are the correspondences with the writers themselves who reach out at their own expense—quite literally.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of moving
Adjective
  • Its central challenge may be delivering enormous electrical pulses inside a mobile combat vehicle.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Capgemini now has labs for 6G mobile technology, quantum computing, and robotics.
    — Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of mobile
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“Gesticulant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gesticulant. Accessed 18 Sep. 2026.

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