Definition of Gesteculate
Ges*tic"u*late (?), v. i. [imp.
& p. p. Gesticulated (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Gesticulating.] [L. gesticulatus, p. p. of
gesticulari to gesticulate, fr. gesticulus a mimic
gesture, gesticulation, dim. of gestus gesture, fr.
gerere, gestum, to bear, carry, peform. See
Gestic.] To make gestures or motions, as in speaking; to
use postures. Sir T. Herbert.
Ges*tic"u*late, v. t. To represent
by gesture; to act. [R.] B. Jonson.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- to make gestures or motions, as in speaking; to use postures.
- to say or express through gestures
quotations:
*"...the TV programme Friends is influencing not only the way Irish people speak but also how they gesticulate. Now almost every utterance is accompanied by arms outstretched and palms turned upwards." Irish Times, December 6, 2004
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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