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View synonyms for gesticulation

gesticulation

[ je-stik-yuh-ley-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act of gesticulating.
  2. an animated or excited gesture.


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Other Words From

  • over·ges·ticu·lation noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of gesticulation1

First recorded in 1595–1605, gesticulation is from the Latin word gesticulātiōn- (stem of gesticulātiō ). See gesticulate, -ion
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Example Sentences

By the time Harjo was on Winfrey’s show, the mass gesticulation had infested Atlanta’s Major League Baseball stadium, where the home team, decorated in native imagery, was hosting the World Series in Atlanta before a national audience.

His gestures were slow, sober, and rare; for he held southern gesticulation in horror.

If gesticulation be also a means of expressing character, as in ballets, this is only a secondary means.

When he drew near the headmost vessel, he began to utter an earnest address, accompanied with violent gesticulation.

Karlsefin, therefore, tried his hand at a little gesticulation, while the natives gazed at him with speechless interest.

Here they engaged in an animated conversation, if much gesticulation is any indication.

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