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gesticulate

ges·tic·u·late [ je stíkyə làyt ] (past and past participle ges·tic·u·lat·ed, present participle ges·tic·u·lat·ing, 3rd person present singular ges·tic·u·lates)


transitive and intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
make gestures: to move the arms or hands when speaking, or express something with movements of the arms or hands

[Early 17th century. < Latin gesticulat-, past participle of gesticulari< gestus "action, gesture" < gerere "carry, act"]

ges·tic·u·la·tion [ je stìkyə láysh'n ] noun
ges·tic·u·la·tive adjective
ges·tic·u·la·tor noun
ges·tic·u·la·to·ry [ je stíkyələ tàwree ] adjective
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