gesture

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈd͡ʒest͡ʃə/ or /ˈdʒɛs.tʃə(r)/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈdʒɛs.tʃɚ/ or /ˈdʒɛs.tʃɝ/

• Audio (US)

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Note on the Pronunciation

• Gesture is pronounced with a soft 'g' as /ˈdʒes.tʃər/ but in some parts of the UK, and the rest of the world, it is pronounced with a hard 'g' as /ˈges.tʃər/ due to the different regional dialects.

Verb

Plain form gesture

Third-person singular gestures

Past tense gestured

Past participle gestured

Present participle gesturing

1. A hand sign for friendly communication.

   Our old neighbor gestured to us across the road.