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- DictionaryGes·tic·u·late/jeˈstikyəˌlāt/
verb
- 1. use gestures, especially dramatic ones, instead of speaking or to emphasize one's words: "they were shouting and gesticulating frantically at drivers who did not slow down"
GESTICULATE meaning: 1. to make movements with your hands or arms, to express something or to emphasize what you are…. Learn more.
Gesticulate, which comes from the Latin gesticulus meaning "to mimic," describes animated movements people make in conversation — with and without words. People who gesticulate could be said to talk with their hands! Definitions of gesticulate. verb. show, express, or direct through movement. synonyms: gesture, motion. see more. Cite this entry.
4 days ago · verb. If you gesticulate, you make movements with your arms or hands, often while you are describing something that is difficult to express in words. [mainly written] A man with a paper hat upon his head was gesticulating wildly. [VERB] The architect was gesticulating at a hole in the ground.
1. to make or use gestures, esp. in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech. v.t. 2. to express by gesturing. [1595–1605; < Latin gesticulātus, past participle of gesticulārī to use gestures, mime, derivative of Late Latin gesticulus gesture, diminutive of gestus; see gestic, -cle 1]
Definition of gesticulate verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Gesticulate definition, to make or use gestures, especially in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech. See more.
GESTICULATE meaning: to move your hands and arms around to emphasize what you are saying or to express something. Learn more.
