Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The action of gesticulating.
- noun A deliberate, vigorous motion or gesture. synonym: gesture.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act or practice of gesticulating or making gestures: as, his gesticulation is awkward.
- noun A gesture; an expressive motion of the head, body, or limbs.
- noun Synonyms See
gesture .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of gesticulating, or making gestures to express passion or enforce sentiments.
- noun A gesture; a motion of the body or limbs in speaking, or in representing action or passion, and enforcing arguments and sentiments.
- noun Antic tricks or motions.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The act of gesticulating, or making gestures to aid expression of thoughts, sentiments or passion.
- noun A gesture; a motion of the body or limbs when speaking, or in representing action or passion, and enforcing arguments and sentiments.
- noun dated An odd or fanciful motion.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a deliberate and vigorous gesture or motion
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word gesticulation.
Examples
-
Their gesticulation is menacing, both to the Court and the bystanders, and an equal portion of all they say, is distributed to every part of the hall.
-
Their gesticulation is menacing, both to the Court and the bystanders, and an equal portion of all they say, is distributed to every part of the hall.
-
Their gesticulation is menacing, both to the Court and the bystanders, and an equal portion of all they say, is distributed to every part of the hall.
-
Their gesticulation is menacing, both to the Court and the bystanders, and an equal portion of all they say, is distributed to every part of the hall.
-
In tracing the History of Pantomime it becomes a matter of considerable difficulty, and, as Baron, in his _Lettres sur la Danse_, observes that when the word Dancing occurs in an old author, that it should always be translated by "gesticulation," "declamation," or "Pantomime."
A History of Pantomime R. J. Broadbent
-
There was so much hand gesticulation but my father was not remotely tired.
BritChick Paris: Why a Greek Home Is Where the Heart Is BritChick Paris 2011
-
There was so much hand gesticulation but my father was not remotely tired.
BritChick Paris: Why a Greek Home Is Where the Heart Is BritChick Paris 2011
-
There was so much hand gesticulation but my father was not remotely tired.
BritChick Paris: Why a Greek Home Is Where the Heart Is BritChick Paris 2011
-
There was so much hand gesticulation but my father was not remotely tired.
BritChick Paris: Why a Greek Home Is Where the Heart Is BritChick Paris 2011
-
There was so much hand gesticulation but my father was not remotely tired.
BritChick Paris: Why a Greek Home Is Where the Heart Is BritChick Paris 2011
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.