Gesticulate
verb
To move your hands and arms about to show an idea or feeling.
He was so excited telling us his story that he was gesticulating wildly.
Often appears as...
- gesticulate wildly
- gesticulate emphatically
verb
To move your hands and arms about to show an idea or feeling.
He was so excited telling us his story that he was gesticulating wildly.
Often appears as...
- gesticulate wildly
- gesticulate emphatically
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Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Expression
Used to express strong feelings or add emotion to what's being said.
When she mentioned her promotion, she couldn't help but gesticulate with joy.
Pro Tip 2/3Non-verbal Emphasis
Helps emphasize a point without words, often in heated or lively discussions.
During the debate, he began to gesticulate to emphasize his objections.
Pro Tip 3/3Storytelling Aid
Enhances a story by visually representing actions or imitating someone else's gestures.
To illustrate the fish's size, he gesticulated as if holding something huge.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Expression
Used to express strong feelings or add emotion to what's being said.
When she mentioned her promotion, she couldn't help but gesticulate with joy.
Pro Tip 2/3Non-verbal Emphasis
Helps emphasize a point without words, often in heated or lively discussions.
During the debate, he began to gesticulate to emphasize his objections.
Pro Tip 3/3Storytelling Aid
Enhances a story by visually representing actions or imitating someone else's gestures.
To illustrate the fish's size, he gesticulated as if holding something huge.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Expression
Used to express strong feelings or add emotion to what's being said.
When she mentioned her promotion, she couldn't help but gesticulate with joy.
Pro Tip 2/3Non-verbal Emphasis
Helps emphasize a point without words, often in heated or lively discussions.
During the debate, he began to gesticulate to emphasize his objections.
Pro Tip 3/3Storytelling Aid
Enhances a story by visually representing actions or imitating someone else's gestures.
To illustrate the fish's size, he gesticulated as if holding something huge.
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Video examples
Mark Pagel: How language...
and you put the arrowheads down in front of him, hoping that he'll get the idea that you want to trade your arrowheads for finished arrows. But he looks at the pile of arrowheads, thinks they're a gift, picks them up, smiles and walks off. Now you pursue this guy, gesticulating. A scuffle ensues and you get stabbed
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Trusting the ensemble -...
have got to be in a position of trust I have to trust the orchestra and even more crucially I have to trust myself think about it when you're in a position of not trusting what do you do you overcompensate and in my game that means you over gesticulate you end up like some kind of rabid windmill and the
Video examples
Mark Pagel: How language...
and you put the arrowheads down in front of him, hoping that he'll get the idea that you want to trade your arrowheads for finished arrows. But he looks at the pile of arrowheads, thinks they're a gift, picks them up, smiles and walks off. Now you pursue this guy, gesticulating. A scuffle ensues and you get stabbed
Video examples
Trusting the ensemble -...
have got to be in a position of trust I have to trust the orchestra and even more crucially I have to trust myself think about it when you're in a position of not trusting what do you do you overcompensate and in my game that means you over gesticulate you end up like some kind of rabid windmill and the
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Quote examples
Bastian Schweinsteiger
German Athlete
The Argentinians provoke and are always whingeing to the referee to try and change his opinion. It starts before the match. You see their body language, how they gesticulate, how they try to influence the referee. That is not part of the game. That is a lack of respect. It's their mentality and character, and we'll have to adjust.
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Christian Bale
Welsh Actor
If I'm not working, I really have nothing to do with it - I'm not hanging out and mixing with film people. Not that I have anything against film people; they're some of the best people around and some of the worst people around, just like in any business... they just gesticulate a little bit more.
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Steve Coogan
British Comedian
Yeah, all drama teachers are very effusive, very demonstrative, very emotionally open, very big, and gesticulate a lot, and are very physical.
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Jamie Campbell Bower
English Actor
I'm an extrovert, I like to gesticulate and talk loud and stuff, and the theater is easy for me.
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William Safire
American Author
When articulation is impossible, gesticulation comes to the rescue.
Quote examples
Bastian Schweinsteiger
German Athlete
The Argentinians provoke and are always whingeing to the referee to try and change his opinion. It starts before the match. You see their body language, how they gesticulate, how they try to influence the referee. That is not part of the game. That is a lack of respect. It's their mentality and character, and we'll have to adjust.
Quote examples
Christian Bale
Welsh Actor
If I'm not working, I really have nothing to do with it - I'm not hanging out and mixing with film people. Not that I have anything against film people; they're some of the best people around and some of the worst people around, just like in any business... they just gesticulate a little bit more.
Quote examples
Steve Coogan
British Comedian
Yeah, all drama teachers are very effusive, very demonstrative, very emotionally open, very big, and gesticulate a lot, and are very physical.
Quote examples
Jamie Campbell Bower
English Actor
I'm an extrovert, I like to gesticulate and talk loud and stuff, and the theater is easy for me.
Quote examples
William Safire
American Author
When articulation is impossible, gesticulation comes to the rescue.
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