Thesaurus results for GESTICULATIONS

gesticulations

noun

plural of gesticulation

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 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

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gestures

Noun

This successful integration proved that the AI could reliably translate internal tendon twitches into precise digital hand gestures across different body types.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 25 Mar. 2026
The system understands the space around the user via computer vision sensors (cameras recognize objects, surfaces, gestures); lidars accurately measure distances and build a 3D map of space; special sensors determine the shape and volume of objects.

— Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026