elehtiä — meaning in English

English meaning

• gesticulate verb To make gestures or motions, as in speaking.
• gesture noun A movement of the hands, arms, or body used to express or emphasise a meaning.

Senses

elehtiä is used for these senses in English:

• gesture (intransitive) To make a gesture or gestures.
• gesture (transitive) To express or signal (to someone) by a gesture or gestures (to do something, go somewhere, etc).

gesticulate — full definition

1. verb To make gestures or motions, as in speaking.
2. verb To communicate or convey something by using gestures.

gesture — full definition

1. noun A movement of the hands, arms, or body used to express or emphasise a meaning.
2. noun An action done for its symbolic value, especially to show goodwill or attitude, rather than for practical effect.
3. verb To move the hands or body to express or point something out.

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