GESTICULATE


Meaning of GESTICULATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ je-ˈsti-kyə-ˌlāt ]

intransitive verb

( -lat·ed ; -lat·ing )

Etymology: Latin gesticulatus, past participle of gesticulari, from * gesticulus, diminutive of gestus

Date: circa 1609

: to make gestures especially when speaking

• ges·ti·cu·la·tive je-ˈsti-kyə-ˌlā-tiv adjective

• ges·tic·u·la·tor -ˌlā-tər noun

• ges·tic·u·la·to·ry -lə-ˌtȯr-ē adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.