gesticulation
/dʒəˌstɪkjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n
/ /dʒɛˌstɪkjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n /noun
A gesture, especially a dramatic one, used instead of speaking or to emphasize one’s words: he punctuated his speech with wild gesticulations [mass noun]: there was a lot of gesticulation...
- I know I do tend to move a little, largely because I naturally tend to use gesticulation and body language to emphasize what I'm talking about.
- ‘Every hand movement, gesticulation or walking movement can be felt to be provocative,’ he said.
- In fact, many of the details were provided to the police implicitly by the male complainant through his physical motions and gesticulations.
Synonyms
gesturing, gesture, hand movement, signalling, signals, signing, signs, motioning, waving, wave, indication;
body language