gesticulatory

adjective

Definition of gesticulatorynext
as in gesticulative

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  1. gestural
  2. moving
Adjective
  • Most of Enthalpy has the gestural looseness of spontaneous composition.
    — Reed Jackson, SPIN, 28 Sep. 2026
  • One of the most prominent theories about the origins of human language is that our ancestors started to communicate using gestural language.
    — Hannah Little, Scientific American, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of gestural
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  • Civil rights organizations have found that police have used minor non-moving violations such as window tinting to disproportionately search Black and brown motorists for warrants, weapons and drugs.
    — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Perhaps the most moving moment of the finale is the last between John and Hal (or, more accurately, the Hal-o-gram).
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2026
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“Gesticulatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gesticulatory. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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