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gesture::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | gesticulate, motion |
| Type of | intercommunicate, communicate |
| Has types | wink, acclaim, applaud, beckon, bless, bow, bow down, clap, cross oneself, exsert, extend, hold out, nod, put out, shake, shrug, sign, spat, stretch forth, stretch out, wave |
He gestured his desire to leave.
gesture::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | motion |
| Type of | visual communication |
| Has types | flourish, facial gesture, nod, obeisance, facial expression, curtsy, previous question, shrug, sign, sign of the cross, curtsey, bowing, v sign, wafture, wave, waving, beck, bow, high-five, gesticulation |
| Derivation | gesticulate |
gesture::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | indicant, indication |
| Has types | beau geste |
a political gesture.
a gesture of defiance.
Examples of gesture
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The Egyptian government offered it to the United States as a diplomatic gesture.
From the online.wsj.com
One who doesn't really want to win but is making some kind of political gesture.
From the charlotteobserver.com
The space is confined but characters proceed with a stately grandeur of gesture.
From the guardian.co.uk
Demonstrators gesture during protests in front of the Greek parliament building.
From the washingtonpost.com
Ben scored a try and he did the little gesture of the baby, by rocking his arms.
From the thesun.co.uk
Neuheisel prolonged the Bruins'agony by calling timeouts, a gesture of defiance.
From the latimes.com
Actually, the gesture represents a very real surge of inner tension or conflict.
From the time.com
The digitization of information is a profound gesture that holds open our doors.
From the washingtonpost.com
The gesture seemed symbolic of the support for Lincoln among Northern Democrats.
From the washingtontimes.com
- Gesticulate: show, express or direct through movement; "He gestured his desire to leave"
- Motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
- The use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
- Something done as an indication of intention; "a political gesture"; "a gesture of defiance"
- A gesture is a form of non-verbal communication in which visible bodily actions communicate particular messages, either in place of speech or together and in parallel with spoken words.Kendon, Adam. (2004) Gesture: Visible Action as Utterance. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ...
- (The Gestures) The Gestures were a teenage American rock group based out of Mankato, Minnesota.
- (Gestures) A form of nonverbal communication or body language that produces specific messages and meaning. ...
- (Gestures) A technique in the oral presentation of text that involves making actions or movements which reinforce speech. Gestures make a narrative visually appealing to the audience.
- (Gestures) Any unaided action that is performed with the intent to communicate.
