gesticulant

adjective

Definition of gesticulantnext
as in gesticulatory

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  1. gestural
  2. moving
  3. mobile
Adjective
  • 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
  • Mary Lovelace O’Neal, whose gestural abstractions consistently ran against the grain, defying the demands placed upon Black painters by critics and artists alike, died on Sunday in Mérida, Mexico.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 13 May 2026
Definition of gestural
Adjective
  • One of Bourdain’s most moving reflections on fatherhood came in a 2013 essay for The Guardian.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 7 Aug. 2026
  • To discover that the notes corresponded to where there was more human activity was really very moving.
    — Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of moving
Adjective
  • Workers have registered their numbers to get paid through mobile money transactions, signed attendance sheets and waited for payment notifications, but only some were eventually paid.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • In two of three studies, male mice exposed to QACs had lower sperm counts and less mobile sperm.
    — Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of mobile
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“Gesticulant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gesticulant. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

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