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gesticulate

🇬🇧 UK/dʒe'stɪkjʊleɪt/🇺🇸 US/dʒes'tikjuleit/
GREC2

Definitions

v.

To make expressive gestures with the hands or body, especially while speaking.

(说话时)做手势;用姿势表达

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
gestcarry, bear, perform
+
iculconnector
+
ateto make, having
=gesticulate

Common Collocations

  • 1.gesticulate wildly激烈地做手势
  • 2.gesticulate frantically疯狂地做手势

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The speaker gesticulated wildly while describing the exciting event.

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