gesticulative

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gesticulative
Adjective
  • But for all their startling power and sweat, the heavily gestural choreography is presentational rather than dramatic.
    David Benedict, Variety, 1 July 2025
  • However, its gestural sweetness helps cross this divide; even its most overwrought moments are underlined by an amiable nature seldom seen in the zombie genre.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 10 June 2025
Adjective
  • One of the most moving statements came from Amy, who had since moved out of state and read it on video.
    Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2025
  • Newman and Curtin also were responsible for one of the night's most moving moments, holding up a photograph of the late Gilda Radner during the cast's goodbyes at the end of the show.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 24 July 2025
Adjective
  • The panel was also permitted to consider whether the killing was justified because King was protecting movable property or by self-defense.
    Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 July 2025
  • As a result, the city placed movable concrete barriers on North Lake Shore Drive at Armitage Avenue and Schiller Street to create an escape route for drivers stuck there due to snow drifts, giving them the ability to turn their vehicles around at those points during threatening conditions.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025
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“Gesticulative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gesticulative. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.

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