verb
gesticulate
Gesticulate (verb) means to make gestures or motions, as in speaking.
verb
1
To make gestures or motions, as in speaking.
"He's delusional, and obsessed with a girl named Claire, and he says such things as: "I know she loves me, she just doesn't know it yet." And he gesticulates wildly, as though he were a fop in the court of Louis XIV."
— Ariel Love, Half empty (2005)
2
To communicate or convey something by using gestures.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin gesticulātus, perfect active participle of gesticulor (“to gesticulate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from gesticulus (“a mimic gesture”), diminutive of gestus (“gesture”), from gerō (“to bear, carry, perform”).
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What is the meaning of gesticulate?
"gesticulate" (verb) means to make gestures or motions, as in speaking.
What is another word for gesticulate?
Other words for "gesticulate" include motion, gesture.
What are the different meanings of gesticulate?
"gesticulate" has 2 main meanings: 1. To make gestures or motions, as in speaking; 2. To communicate or convey something by using gestures.
