gesticulate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb show, express or direct through movement
    motion; gesture.
    • He gestured his desire to leave

WordNet

Ges*tic"u*late intransitive verb
Etymology
L. gesticulatus, p. p. of gesticulari to gesticulate, fr. gesticulus a mimic gesture, gesticulation, dim. of gestus gesture, fr. gerere, gestum, to bear, carry, peform. See Gestic.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Gesticulated ; present participle & verbal noun Gesticulating
Definitions
  1. To make gestures or motions, as in speaking; to use postures. Sir T. Herbert.
Ges*tic"u*late transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To represent by gesture; to act. R. B. Jonson.

Webster 1913