GESTICULATES

Verb

gesticulates

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gesticulate

Source: Wiktionary


GESTICULATE

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



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