gesticulate

gesticulate
[dʒɛˈstɪkjʊleɪt]
verb
  1. [no obj.]use gestures, especially dramatic ones, instead of speaking or to emphasize one's words
    做手势(尤指夸张的手势),用手势(或动作)加重语气,用手势表达
    they were shouting and gesticulating frantically at drivers who did not slow down.
    他们向没有减速行驶的驾车人呼喊并拼命打手势。
派生
gesticulation
noun
gesticulative
adjective
gesticulator
noun
gesticulatory
adjective
语源
  1. early 17th cent.: from Latin gesticulat- 'gesticulated', from the verb gesticulari, from gesticulus, diminutive of gestus 'action'
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