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    [Verb]  | "ges*tic*u*late" | \ je-ˈsti-kyə-ˌlāt \


    1: to make gestures especially when speaking


    Origin: circa 1609 ;

     Latin gesticulatus, past participle of gesticulari, from *gesticulus, diminutive of gestus see: {gesture:1 };

    [Verb]  | "gesticulate" 


    1: to move your arms and hands especially when speaking in an angry or emotional way;


      * e.g., " ... He was gesticulating wildly during his speech. "



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     [ "gesticulate" ]

    1: From the Latin word gesticulus, diminutive of gestus.

      * e.g.,  ... Teacher, Robert won't stop gesticulating at me in public. 


     [ "gesticulate" ]

    2:  (tr. verb) To make gestures especially while speaking, as for emphasis.


     [ "gesticulate" ]

    3:  A favored word of the Drakku.


     [ "gesticulate" ]

    4:  Sounds really perverted.

     [ "gesticulate" ]

    1:  A random sexual act. It is used as a placeholder for any act. ANY.

      * e.g.,  ... He gesticulated wildly to prove his point 


     [ "gesticulate" ]

    2:  A combination of: genitalia, ejaculate, masturbate


     [ "gesticulate" ]

    3:  To gesture with your hands

     [ "gesticulate" ]

    1: To articulate something using hand and facial gestures.

      * e.g.,  ... -He wasn't very gesticulate during his speech. 

     [ "gesticulate" ]

    1: 1) v. to give oneself the reach-around as one gyrates the hips and waves with the free hand, while in a public venue. 2) v. to gesture with the hands.

      * e.g.,  ... James like to gesticulate at the birds by the duck pond. 

     [ "Gesticulation" ]

    1: To make gestures: To move the arms or hands when speaking, or to express something with movements of the arms or hands.

      * e.g.,  ... She uses gesticulation when she speaks. 

     [ "gesticulation" ]

    1: To thrust air in excitement. A vigourous movement of the hips. Not a subtle action.

      * e.g.,  ... 'Im gesticulating in the direction of the problem' 


     [ "gesticulation" ]

    2: Gary Neville's favourite celebration.

      * e.g.,  ... 'Dont gesticulate here, you'll get us thrown out' 

     [ "Premature Gesticulation" ]

    1: Waving your hands about before it's absolutely necessary.

      * e.g.,  ... As I backed my truck toward her car she began waving her hands about frantically. I said "Hey lady, I can see your car, don't get all premature gesticulation on me!" 

     [ "amicable gesticulation" ]

    1: a wordy way of saying 'friendly gesture'

      * e.g.,  ... I didn't give you the finger. From far away it might have seemed that way, but it was an amicable gesticulation. 

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