gesticulate

Meaning

gesticulate means to make gestures or motions, as in speaking. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

• "...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
• The lesson showed how to gesticulate in a natural sentence.