英语词汇“gesticulate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

gesticulategesticulate /dʒɛˈstɪkyəˌleɪt/ verb [intransitive]

ETYMOLOGYgesticulate

Origin: 1600-1700 Latin, past participle of gesticulari, from gestus; ➔ GESTURE¹

VERB TABLE

gesticulate

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	gesticulate
	he, she, it	gesticulates
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	gesticulated
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have gesticulated
	he, she, it	has gesticulated
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had gesticulated
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will gesticulate
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have gesticulated

Continuous Form
Present	I	am gesticulating
	he, she, it	is gesticulating
	you, we, they	are gesticulating
Past	I, he, she, it	was gesticulating
	you, we, they	were gesticulating
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been gesticulating
	he, she, it	has been gesticulating
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been gesticulating
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be gesticulating
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been gesticulating

to make movements with your arms and hands, usually while speaking, because you are excited, angry, or cannot think of the right words to use: Jane shouted and gesticulated wildly.—gesticulation /dʒɛˌstɪkyəˈleɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable]