Antonyms for gesticulation


Grammar : Noun
Spell : je-stik-yuh-ley-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : dʒɛˌstɪk yəˈleɪ ʃən


Definition of gesticulation

Origin :
  • early 15c., from Latin gesticulationem (nominative gesticulatio), noun of action from past participle stem of gesticulari "to gesture, mimic," from gesticulus "a mimicking gesture," diminutive of gestus (see gest).
  • noun gesture
Example sentences :
  • There was much gossip, some laughter, and a good deal of gesticulation.
  • Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine
  • Ella's gesticulation was eloquent of how much that had been.
  • Extract from : « The Coast of Chance » by Esther Chamberlain
  • His conception is just, and his gesticulation worthy of example.
  • Extract from : « The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 5, May 1810 » by Various
  • There was evidently a good deal of excitement and gesticulation among them.
  • Extract from : « The Gorilla Hunters » by R.M. Ballantyne
  • For every tone of her voice—every gesticulation—was exactly true to nature.
  • Extract from : « Mass' George » by George Manville Fenn
  • He laughed and threw the bottle upwards with a gesticulation I did not understand.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Edgar Allan Poe » by Edgar Allan Poe
  • There was also an immense amount of gesticulation and excitement.
  • Extract from : « The Norsemen in the West » by R.M. Ballantyne
  • It was a throng of rapid movement, of animated speech, of gesticulation.
  • Extract from : « The Dark Star » by Robert W. Chambers
  • The game is accompanied by much shouting, gesticulation and laughter.
  • Extract from : « Castes and Tribes of Southern India » by Edgar Thurston
  • His wife did not come under this ban and was the center of jubilation and gesticulation.
  • Extract from : « An African Adventure » by Isaac F. Marcosson

Synonyms for gesticulation

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