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   gesticulate

   /dʒɛˈstɪkjʊleɪt/

   verb

   • 1. use gestures, especially dramatic ones, instead of speaking or to emphasize one's words: "they were shouting and gesticulating frantically at drivers who did not slow down"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Latin gesticulat- ‘gesticulated’, from the verb gesticulari, from gesticulus, diminutive of gestus ‘action’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. gesticulative adjective
   • 2. gesticulatory adjective

   Scrabble Points: 14

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