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.
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Literary Hub,
19 Mar. 2026
There was a rush of gesticulations, with Greenberg speaking in English.
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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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Against the home’s cleaner architectural lines, Burle Marx’s individual plantings read as painterly gestures, flashes of form and texture that give the grounds their modernist rhythm.
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An introductory section designed by Studio Adrien Gardère will spotlight the savoir-faire of Le19M’s 11 resident maisons d’art, focusing on the gestures, tools, materials and creative processes that define them.
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“Gesticulations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gesticulations. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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