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Meanings of gesticulate in English

Portuguese
gesticular

Show, express or direct through movement.

gesticular
Synonyms
Examples for "motion"
Examples for "motion"
1
Union officials said the motion would tie their hands in future negotiations.
The Irish Times
2
Let me say, the House has not voted for either motion tonight.
The Guardian
3
The conference strongly supported a motion declaring the State should welcome refugees.
The Irish Times
4
The House will vote on the motion when the debate concludes tonight.
The Irish Times
5
The spokesman said had not seen the text of the Labour motion.
The Guardian
1
Maybe it was a local gesture meaning good luck and good health.
Man in the Middle
2
He went to ask a question; she silenced him with a gesture.
The marks of cain
3
Stop speaking the words, use the physical body and make the gesture.
The Michael Chekhov Handbook
4
An everyday gesture with enough power behind it to level a house.
All You Need Is Kill
5
His gesture merely earned him, and the paper, yet more expletive-laden abuse.
The Guardian
Usage of gesticulate in English
1
Naturally she flung open the window to gesticulate and bellow out greetings.
The Irish Times
2
The whole assembly would cry aloud, groan, gesticulate and tear their hair.
Modern Saints and Seers
3
I did not cry out nor gesticulate, but fear came upon me.
The First Men in the Moon
4
Be as motionless as possible, and never gesticulate in speaking to the sick.
Notes on Nursing: What It Is, and What It Is Not
5
They talk all at once, and loudly; they gesticulate, they laugh and sing.
Under Fire: The Story of a Squad
6
The only thing the shipwrecked men did was to gesticulate with their arms.
Pelle the Conqueror — Volume 01
7
We see them gesticulate as they relate their red adventures to one another.
The Scalp Hunters
8
He is not the kind of man to gesticulate wildly without good reason.
The Ink-Stain (Tache d'encre) — Complete
9
I still gesticulate a great deal, though much less than I used to
The Rise of David Levinsky
10
He was too faint to sway his body or to gesticulate.
The Rise of David Levinsky
11
He did not gesticulate as much with his hands as with his head.
Lincoln; An Account of his Personal Life, Especially of its Spri...
12
But justification came into his eyes, and his hands began to gesticulate eloquently.
Ashton-Kirk, Investigator
13
They did not touch each other, nor gesticulate as they walked.
Twilight in Italy
14
She was small and chic, with a French shrug and a tendency to gesticulate.
The Guardian
15
Then he turned to the others and they could be seen to gesticulate excitedly.
The Boy Allies at Jutland; Or, The Greatest Naval Battle of Hist...
16
And straightway he began to gesticulate furiously and utter a raging torrent of words.
The Well of Saint Clare
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Translations for gesticulate
Portuguese
gesticular
Gesticulate through the time
Gesticulate across language varieties
United Kingdom
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