"gesticulate" meaning in English

See gesticulate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /dʒɛsˈtɪkjʊleɪt/ [UK], /dʒɛsˈtɪkjəleɪt/ [US] Audio: en-us-gesticulate.ogg [US], en-au-gesticulate.ogg [Australia] Forms: gesticulate [canonical], gesticulates [third-person, singular], gesticulated [past], gesticulated [past, participle], gesticulating [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|gesticulat|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When you gesticulate you wave your hands to communicate with others.
    Sense id: simple-gesticulate-en-verb-QB4awhfw
     
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        {
          "text": "When he was excited he would gesticulate wildly."
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      "tags": [
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    },
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        "US"
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    },
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        "US"
      ]
    },
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      "audio": "en-au-gesticulate.ogg",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
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        "When you gesticulate you wave your hands to communicate with others."
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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      ]
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