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gesticulation

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ges·tic·u·la·tion  (j-stky-lshn)
n.
1. The act of gesticulating.
2. A deliberate, vigorous motion or gesture. See Synonyms at gesture.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.gesticulationgesticulation - a deliberate and vigorous gesture or motion
motion, gesture - the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
Translations
gesticulation [dʒɛstɪkjuˈleɪʃən] n → gesticulación f


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Now, in the first place, this censure attaches not to the poetic but to the histrionic art; for gesticulation may be equally overdone in epic recitation, as by Sosi-stratus, or in lyrical competition, as by Mnasitheus the Opuntian.
The Poetics of Aristotle by Aristotle View in context
Tom Sawyer stepped forward with conceited con- fidence and soared into the unquenchable and inde- structible "Give me liberty or give me death" speech, with fine fury and frantic gesticulation, and broke down in the middle of it.
Tom Sawyer by Twain, Mark View in context
He laughed and threw the bottle upwards with a gesticulation I did not understand.
The Cask Of Amontillado by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context
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