as in gestures
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 gesticulations
The performing community challenged that notion, tracing the scat-singing and gesticulations to earlier artists including Black jazz performer Baby Esther Jones and cabaret entertainer Florence Mills.
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Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
But on a Sunday morning in July 1595, the groan of the heavy wooden door startled him from his gesticulations.
—Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026
There was a rush of gesticulations, with Greenberg speaking in English.
—Robert Sullivan, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
But on a Sunday morning in July 1595, the groan of the heavy wooden door startled him from his gesticulations.
—Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026
There was a rush of gesticulations, with Greenberg speaking in English.
—Robert Sullivan, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gesticulations
gestures
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With these gestures, Kokopeli pointed to technological manipulation, appropriation, and seriality as stock techniques drawn from the repertoire of contemporary art in the interest of efficient production.—
Theo Belci,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Pointing out the cycle of addiction while making vague gestures toward the systems that support widespread Fentanyl use doesn’t mean the surrounding story has a point of its own.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
1 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Gesticulations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gesticulations. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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