Pronunciation: je- ' sti-ky ə - ˌ l ā t
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form: -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- ' sti-ky ə - ˌ l ā -tiv \ adjective
– ges · tic · u · la · tor \ - ˌ l ā -t ə r \ noun
– ges · tic · u · la · to · ry \ -l ə - ˌ to ̇ r- ē \ adjective