gesticulate

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /dʒɛsˈtɪkjʊleɪt/ or /dʒɛsˈtɪkjəleɪt/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /dʒɛsˈtɪkjəleɪt/

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Verb

Plain form gesticulate

Third-person singular gesticulates

Past tense gesticulated

Past participle gesticulated

Present participle gesticulating

1. When you gesticulate you wave your hands to communicate with others.

   When he was excited he would gesticulate wildly.

Related words

• gesture

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