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gesticulategesticulate /dʒɛˈstɪkyəˌleɪt/ verb [intransitive] ETYMOLOGYgesticulateOrigin: 1600-1700 Latin, past participle of gesticulari, from gestus; ➔ GESTURE1 VERB TABLEgesticulate |
Present | I, you, we, they | gesticulate | | he, she, it | gesticulates | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | gesticulated | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have gesticulated | | he, she, it | has gesticulated | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had gesticulated | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will gesticulate | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have gesticulated |
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Present | I | am gesticulating | | he, she, it | is gesticulating | | you, we, they | are gesticulating | Past | I, he, she, it | was gesticulating | | you, we, they | were gesticulating | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been gesticulating | | he, she, it | has been gesticulating | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been gesticulating | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be gesticulating | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been gesticulating |
to make movements with your arms and hands, usually while speaking, because you are excited, angry, or cannot think of the right words to use: Jane shouted and gesticulated wildly.—gesticulation /dʒɛˌstɪkyəˈleɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable] |