noun
A deliberately significant motion
gesticulation, indication, signal, movement; see sign 1.
A formality or pretense
display, pose, posture; see appearance 2.
verb
make a sign, motion, signal, gesticulate, pantomime, act out, use sign language, sign, use one's hands, indicate, saw the air*; see also signal.
See gesture in American Heritage Dictionary 4 Synonyms
See gesture in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
An expressive, meaningful bodily movement:
Something that takes the place of words in communicating a thought or feeling:
To make bodily motions so as to convey an idea or complement speech:
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