gesticulateverb [ I ]
uk/dʒesˈtɪk.jə.leɪt/us/dʒesˈtɪk.jə.leɪt/formalto make movements with your hands or arms, to express something or to emphasize what you are saying:
There was a man outside the window gesticulating wildly.
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Gestures & gesturing
- air punch
- air quotes
- bat
- beckon
- blow
- bob
- body language
- cue
- finger
- give sb the finger idiom
- inclination
- mooning
- motion
- namaskar
- nod
- non-verbal
- peace sign
- pump
- pump sb's hand idiom
- wave sb/sth down
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gesticulation
noun [ C or U ] uk/dʒesˌtɪk.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/us/dʒesˌtɪk.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/