gesticulation
noun[CorU]
formaluk/dʒesˌtɪk.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/us/dʒesˌtɪk.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/movementswithyourhandsorarmsintendedtoexpresssomething or toemphasizewhat you are saying:
She waswavingherhandsinexcitedgesticulations.
Thejokesare told with so much gesticulation that theactorsseemto beperformingin somekindof newsignlanguage.
See
gesticulate
- Theytriedtodeciphermymimingandmadgesticulation.
- Themotoristflaggedme down on thehighwaywithfuriousgesticulations.
- Sheexpressedherangerbyshoutsand gesticulation.
Gestures & gesturing
- air punch
- air quotes
- bat
- beckon
- bird
- blow
- blowsomeonea kissphrase
- flipsomeoneoff
- flourish
- gesticulate
- gesture
- givesomeonethe fingeridiom
- pumpsomeone'shandidiom
- shrug
- signing
- snapyourfingersidiom
- stick/putyourtongue outidiom
- tongue
- two fingers
- wink