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gesture

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noun

ges·​ture ˈjes-chər How to pronounce gesture (audio)
ˈjesh-
1
: a movement usually of the body or limbs that expresses or emphasizes an idea, sentiment, or attitude
raised his hand overhead in a gesture of triumph
2
: the use of motions of the limbs or body as a means of expression
3
: something said or done by way of formality or courtesy, as a symbol or token, or for its effect on the attitudes of others
… a political gesture to draw popular support … V. L. Parrington
4
archaic : carriage, bearing

gesture

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verb

gestured; gesturing

intransitive verb

: to make a gesture (see gesture entry 1 sense 1)

transitive verb

: to express or direct by a gesture (see gesture entry 1 sense 1)

Synonyms

Noun

Verb

Example Sentences

Noun Specific gestures can indicate particular moods. His arm was raised in a gesture of defiance. Verb She gestured towards the fireplace. He gestured at his audience. The room was filled with angry people shouting and gesturing. He gestured to his partner to leave. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
While onstage for the traveling concert series in Tempe, Ariz. on Saturday, the country crooner and 1883 star made his way to the tip of the platform and bent down to gesture towards his guitar player during a solo. Jessica Wang, EW.com, 19 Sep. 2022 During the game, Chase gave Fitzpatrick a double bird, a gesture former Bengals receiver Chad Johnson - aka Ochocinco - said represents the rivalry. Dave Clark, The Enquirer, 17 Sep. 2022 Video taken from another angle appears to show the person gesture to the Challenger, which pulls up alongside. Claire Cardona, NBC News, 17 Sep. 2022 During a game, making the horns down gesture against Texas results in a taunting penalty. Robert Read, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2022 With it, players threw the horns down gesture to mock the Texas hook ‘em hand signal. Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al, 10 Sep. 2022 And Jung’s hand gesture can easily be applied to her work. Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Sep. 2022 Following his pre-show spiel encouraging everyone to enjoy themselves — which itself was preceded by what looked like, in one video, a jerk-off hand gesture, but who’s to say — Styles took a moment to honor the Queen. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2022 For Corden's part, the actor and Late Late Show host seemed moved by his buddy's grand gesture. Tommy Mcardle, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2022
Verb
McCurdy tells his subjects not to smile or gesture, and Obama complied. Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2022 Clark, who has become a leader in the movement, compared it to the Deaf Pride movement of the nineteen-eighties, when more Deaf people began speaking A.S.L. in public, insisting that hearing people gesture back. Andrew Leland, The New Yorker, 12 May 2022 By reanimating the chaotic past, these congresspeople sought to underscore a more controlled present, and even to gesture toward a hopeful future. Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 22 July 2022 The study’s authors gesture to how this practice could lead to the silencing—and perception of persecution—of entire communities. Gabriel Nicholas, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2022 The show seems to gesture broadly toward a connection between Vivian and her subject on numerous levels. Philippa Snow, The New Republic, 9 Feb. 2022 Women, for instance, tend to gesture more with their hands, use more adjectives and make eye contact. The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Feb. 2022 The play seems to gesture to the tension in the room, that Della Rose is hiding her friendship with Jimmy from her husband. Jerald Pierce, chicagotribune.com, 2 Nov. 2021 The show’s neo-Surrealists and abstractionists are too miscellaneous and hermetic to do more than gesture in a compensatory direction. Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun and Verb

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin gestura mode of action, from Latin gestus, past participle of gerere

First Known Use

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4

Verb

1542, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of gesture was in the 15th century

Phrases Containing gesture

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