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BNC: 21192 COCA: 27445

gesticulate

Word family 
ges·tic·u·late /dʒeˈstɪkjəleɪt/ verb [intransitiveI]  
SIGN/GESTUREto make movements with your arms and hands, usually while speaking, because you are excited, angry, or cannot think of the right words to use 〔讲话时〕做手势 SYN gesture
 Jane gesticulated wildly and shouted ‘Stop! Stop!’
简拼命打着手势，喊着“停下！停下！”
—gesticulation /dʒeˌstɪkjəˈleɪʃən/ noun [countableC, uncountableU]
Examples from the Corpus
gesticulate• He was gesticulating and laughing, talking to some one.• After gesticulating at each other, they both fell silent and looked at their drinks.• Their whole way of speaking and gesticulating changed when they were by themselves.• When, in his most characteristic gesture, he presses a gesticulating finger to his forehead, his hand trembles.• As soon as he spotted her, he began gesticulating frantically.• Men, women and babies are detached in small groups or bunched together in fantastic clusters, gesticulating madly.• He mouthed and gesticulated - what did he mean?• Jane gesticulated wildly and shouted ``Stop! Stop!''• Last July, in peak form, pirouetting on his toes and gesticulating wildly, he was wickedly funny and amazingly indiscreet.
Origin gesticulate
(1600-1700) Latin past participle of gesticulari, from gestus; → GESTURE1
ges·tic·u·late verb
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BNC: 21192 COCA: 27445
gesticulate

verb

ADVERB | PREPOSITION ADVERB➤wildly大動作比畫◇He gesticulated wildly as he tried to make her understand.他使勁兒向她打手勢，試圖讓他明白。PREPOSITION➤at向⋯做手勢◇The other woman was gesticulating at the ambulance.另一個女子對着救護車做手勢。➤to朝着⋯做示意動作◇She was gesticulating to me with her hands.她朝我打着手勢。➤towards/toward對⋯打手勢◇The officer gesticulated towards / toward the refugees.那軍官朝難民打手勢。
BNC: 21192 COCA: 27445
gesticulate verb
⇨ nod
BNC: 21192 COCA: 27445

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