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   ges·tic·u·late

   /jeˈstikyəˌlāt/

   verb

   • 1. use gestures, especially dramatic ones, instead of speaking or to emphasize one's words: "they were shouting and gesticulating frantically at drivers who did not slow down"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Latin gesticulat- ‘gesticulated’, from the verb gesticulari, from gesticulus, diminutive of gestus ‘action’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. gesticulative adjective
   • 2. gesticulatory adjective

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   The meaning of GESTICULATE is to make gestures especially when speaking. How to use gesticulate in a sentence.

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   GESTICULATE definition: 1. to make movements with your hands or arms, to express something or to emphasize what you are…. Learn more.

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   Gesticulate definition: to make or use gestures, especially in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech.. See examples of GESTICULATE used in a sentence.

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   When you gesticulate, you make sweeping and excited movements with your hands when speaking. Someone describing a scary car accident might gesticulate wildly. The verb gesticulate is related to the noun gesture .

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   If you gesticulate, you make movements with your arms or hands, often while you are describing something that is difficult to express in words.

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   Define gesticulate. gesticulate synonyms, gesticulate pronunciation, gesticulate translation, English dictionary definition of gesticulate. v. ges·tic·u·lat·ed , ges·tic·u·lat·ing , ges·tic·u·lates v. intr. To make gestures especially while speaking, as for emphasis. v. tr. To say or express by...

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   Definition of gesticulate verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    GESTICULATE definition: to move your hands and arms around to emphasize what you are saying or to express something. Learn more.

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    gesticulate meaning, definition, what is gesticulate: to make movements with your arms and han...: Learn more.