GESTICULATING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gesticulating mean? 

• GESTICULATING (adjective)
  The adjective GESTICULATING has 1 sense:

1. making gestures while speaking

  Familiarity information: GESTICULATING used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GESTICULATING (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Making gestures while speaking

Context example:

her gesticulating hands and arms made words almost unnecessary

Similar:

communicative; communicatory (able or tending to communicate)

 Context examples 

Every one was moving, shouting, gesticulating.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“I don't care who it is!” cried my aunt, still shaking her head and gesticulating anything but welcome from the bow-window.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

"Oh, Beth, he's sent you..." began Amy, gesticulating with unseemly energy, but she got no further, for Jo quenched her by slamming down the window.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

Now, the instant that the buzz of surprise and admiration caused by Jim’s face and figure had died away, Harrison was on his feet, gesticulating in his excitement.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

A few moments later he was in our room, still puffing, still gesticulating, but with so fixed a look of grief and despair in his eyes that our smiles were turned in an instant to horror and pity.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Furious and gesticulating the Gascons, white and cold and sneering the English, while the prince with a half smile glanced from one party to the other, like a man who loved to dwell upon a fiery scene, and yet dreaded least the mischief go so far that he might find it beyond his control.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The struggle is over! said Mr. Micawber violently gesticulating with his pocket-handkerchief, and fairly striking out from time to time with both arms, as if he were swimming under superhuman difficulties.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

Amid the knot of noisy and gesticulating townsfolk, many small parties of mounted knights and squires threaded their way towards the prince's quarters, where the huge iron-clamped doors were thrown back to show that he held audience within.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)