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View definitions for gesticulate

gesticulate

verb as in pantomime

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BB-8 moves fluidly and playfully, and K-2SO walks with a lazy gait and gesticulates wildly, while their counterparts move rigidly and precisely.

At first he kept his hands behind his back in a tight knot; then he began to gesticulate as he turned.

My subordinates may gird their loins to leap and run and gesticulate, shedding their own blood the while in crimson streams.

This is particularly the case with people who are somewhat theatrical and hence gesticulate too much.

The collar of his coat on the right side had an unpleasant way of flying up whenever he raised his arm to gesticulate.

One was talking loquaciously, using his free arm, on which hung a cane, to gesticulate.

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On this page you'll find 15 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to gesticulate, such as: gesture, motion, and signal.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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