gesticulation
Noun
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Noun
gesticulation
- The act of gesticulating, or making gestures to aid expression of thoughts, sentiments or passion.
- A gesture; a motion of the body or limbs when speaking, or in representing action or passion, and enforcing arguments and sentiments.
- 1929, Robert Dean Frisbee, The Book of Puka-Puka (republished by Eland, 2019; p. 193):
- The breeze had died away and the tree was now quite motionless save when William's statements required forcible gesticulations, which made it sway in a gentle nodding manner as though it were confirming every word the old sage uttered.
- 1929, Robert Dean Frisbee, The Book of Puka-Puka (republished by Eland, 2019; p. 193):
- (dated) An odd or fanciful motion.
- French: gesticulation
- German: Gestikulierung
- Italian: gesticolio
- Portuguese: gesticulação
- Russian: жестикуля́ция
- Spanish: gesticulación
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