GESTICULATE

gesticulate, gesture, motion

(verb) show, express or direct through movement; “He gestured his desire to leave”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Verb

gesticulate (third-person singular simple present gesticulates, present participle gesticulating, simple past and past participle gesticulated)

(intransitive) To make gestures or motions, as in speaking.

(transitive) To say or express through gestures.

• "...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

Source: Wiktionary

Ges*tic"u*late, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gesticulated; p. pr. & vb. n. Gesticulating.] Etym: [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.]

Definition: To make gestures or motions, as in speaking; to use postures. Sir T. Herbert.

Ges*tic"u*late, v. t.

Definition: To represent by gesture; to act. [R.] B. Jonson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

Do you know this game?

Wordscapes is a popular word game consistently in the top charts of both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The Android version has more than 10 million installs. This guide will help you get more coins in less than two minutes of playing the game. Continue reading Wordscapes: Get More Coins