Collocations withgesture
These are words often used in combination withgesture.
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deictic gesture
First, a command which requires an active deictic gesture to provide the referent.
From theCambridge English Corpus
dramatic gesture
Here is only one example, notable for combining appropriation of the opponents' dramatic gesture, use of an overlay, and the forgetting, at the climactic moment, of a telegraph wire.
From theCambridge English Corpus
empty gesture
Policy without financial resources is just an empty gesture.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
friendly gesture
Someone has to be the first to make a friendly gesture, and in this case perhaps it is up to me.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
futile gesture
I do not believe that that is a futile gesture or a foolish error.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
generous gesture
This is a small but generous gesture.
From theCambridge English Corpus
gesture of defiance
His progress was a calculated gesture of defiance, and his father was #!
From theCambridge English Corpus
grand gesture
That is just as vital as making a grand gesture and saying that we will take all excess profits.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
humanitarian gesture
That was a great humanitarian gesture, and one gives credit where credit is due.
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Hansard archive
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musical gesture
How are we to take this graceless musical gesture?
From theCambridge English Corpus
nice gesture
It was a nice gesture that was much appreciated by the people involved.
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Hansard archive
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obscene gesture
Waltrip was fined $10,000 and docked 25 points for using an obscene gesture (the fine was later appealed and overturned).
From
Wikipedia
simple gesture
Instead, she performs a symbolic act, a simple gesture.
From theCambridge English Corpus
small gesture
In particular, a small gesture on the part of the performer should not trigger an avalanche of sound.
From theCambridge English Corpus
symbolic gesture
Symbolic gesture is significant in a conventional domain of signifieds, of meaning.
From theCambridge English Corpus
token gesture
Of six debtor states in 1793, only one made a token gesture toward payment.
From theCambridge English Corpus
vocal gesture
Users push and hold a large play button when they make a vocal gesture.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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