Gesticulation

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  • noun. The action of gesticulating.
  • noun. A deliberate, vigorous motion or gesture. synonym: gesture.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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. An odd or fanciful motion.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a deliberate and vigorous gesture or motion
  • Word Usage
    "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."
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