as in gesture
a movement of the body or limbs that expresses or emphasizes an idea or feeling
as the argument grew more heated, his gesticulations got bigger and wilder
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Recent Examples of gesticulation
Nonverbal Communication: Nonverbal cues—facial expressions, eye contact, posture, gesticulation—constitute a significant portion (55%) of the message.
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Su Bridgman, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Stewart backed their rote enthusiasm with white-boy disco-dance moves and gesticulations modeled after Colbert’s clowning on his own show.
—Armond White, National Review, 25 July 2025
When contacted by Deadline, a spokesperson for the prosecutors declined comment on the latest gesticulation in the Combs case.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
Johansson’s dramatic gesticulation and overall performance-y performance mesh with stellar writing to find fun beats in every nook and cranny of Britt’s much-derided kitchen.
—Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024
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Su Bridgman, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Stewart backed their rote enthusiasm with white-boy disco-dance moves and gesticulations modeled after Colbert’s clowning on his own show.
—Armond White, National Review, 25 July 2025
When contacted by Deadline, a spokesperson for the prosecutors declined comment on the latest gesticulation in the Combs case.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
Johansson’s dramatic gesticulation and overall performance-y performance mesh with stellar writing to find fun beats in every nook and cranny of Britt’s much-derided kitchen.
—Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gesticulation
gesture
Noun
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Yet such gestures failed to meet the scale of the problem.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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But on the flip side, some studies conclude that CODAs learn from playing interpreter at a young age to communicate better personally and professionally later in life, and may grow up endowed with special talents for conveying and reading facial expressions and gestures.—
Bob Brody,
Baltimore Sun,
9 May 2026
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“Gesticulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gesticulation. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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