gesture
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[edit] Etymology
From Mediaeval Latin gestura (“‘a mode of action’”) < Latin gerere (“‘to bear, refl. bear oneself, behave, act’”), pp. gestus.
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gesture (plural gestures)
- A motion of the limbs or body, especially one made to emphasize speech.
- The middle finger gesture is really a nonverbal swear.
- This Web browser can be controlled with mouse gestures.
- An act or a remark made as a formality or as a sign of attitude.
- We took flowers as a gesture of sympathy.
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motion of the limbs or body
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an act or a remark
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to gesture (third-person singular simple present gestures, present participle gesturing, simple past and past participle gestured)
- (intransitive) To make a gesture or gestures.
- My dad said to never gesture with my hands when I talk.
- (transitive) To express something by a gesture or gestures.
- Never gesture at someone with a middle finger.
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- ((intransitive) make a gesture): gesticulate
[edit] Hyponyms
- ((intransitive) make a gesture): beckon
[edit] Translations
(intransitive) to make a gesture
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[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- gesture in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- gesture in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
