What does gesticulate mean?
Gesticulate means (intransitive) To make gestures or motions, as in speaking..
Gesticulate
/dʒɛsˈtɪkjʊleɪt/ · verb
Meaning
(intransitive) To make gestures or motions, as in speaking..
Definitions by Sense
- (intransitive) To make gestures or motions, as in speaking.
- (transitive) To say or express through gestures.
Example Sentences
A "Haka" is the native dance, answering to the corroboree of the Australian aboriginals, and we were anxious to see it. […] Later in the evening, however, the complaisant Herekiekie entertained a small and select party at a "Haka" in his "whare" or house (pronounced wharry). It was exactly what I expected. The performers, all male, stood in a row, one, slightly advanced, acting as fugleman. They shouted and gesticulated with the most hideous and revolting gestures, grimaces, and yells.
... groups of dancers were wheeling, plunging, and gesticulating while the ogre, more aphasic than before, mumbled at full strength ...
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.
[…]the TV programme Friends is influencing not only the way Irish people speak but also how they gesticulate. Now almost every utterance is accompanied by arms outstretched and palms turned upwards."
Synonyms for gesticulate
Antonyms for gesticulate
Related Words
Word Forms
- gesticulates
- gesticulating
- gesticulated
Usage Notes
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a synonym for gesticulate?
Common synonyms include gesture, gesticulate, motion.
What is the opposite of gesticulate?
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
How do you use gesticulate in a sentence?
A "Haka" is the native dance, answering to the corroboree of the Australian aboriginals, and we were anxious to see it. […] Later in the evening, however, the complaisant Herekiekie entertained a small and select party at a "Haka" in his "whare" or house (pronounced wharry). It was exactly what I expected. The performers, all male, stood in a row, one, slightly advanced, acting as fugleman. They shouted and gesticulated with the most hideous and revolting gestures, grimaces, and yells.
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