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gesture
English
Etymology
From Medieval Latin gestura (“a mode of action”), from Latin gerere (“to bear, reflexive bear oneself, behave, act”), past participle gestus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?d??est???/, /?d??s.t??(?)/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?d??s.t??/, /?d??s.t??/
Noun
gesture (plural gestures)
- A motion of the limbs or body, especially one made to emphasize speech.
- The middle-finger gesture is really a nonverbal swear.
- This Web browser can be controlled with mouse gestures.
- An act or a remark made as a formality or as a sign of attitude.
- We took flowers as a gesture of sympathy.
- (obsolete) The manner of carrying the body; position of the body or limbs; posture.
Related terms
- countergesture
- gesticulate
- gesticulation
- gesticulative
- gestural
- gestureless
- gesturelike
Translations
Verb
gesture (third-person singular simple present gestures, present participle gesturing, simple past and past participle gestured)
- (intransitive) To make a gesture or gestures.
- My dad said to never gesture with my hands when I talk.
- Never gesture at someone with a middle finger.
- (transitive) To express something by a gesture or gestures.
- He gestured his disgust.
- (transitive) To accompany or illustrate with gesture or action.
- 1594, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie
- It is not orderly read, nor gestured as beseemeth.
- 1594, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie
Synonyms
- ((intransitive) make a gesture): gesticulate
Hyponyms
- ((intransitive) make a gesture): beckon
Translations
See also
- Appendix:Gestures
Further reading
- gesture in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- gesture in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Alemannic German
Adjective
gesture
- Alternative form of gesturm
Latin
Participle
gest?re
- vocative masculine singular of gest?rus
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showing
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??????/
- (General American) IPA(key): /??o???/
- Rhymes: -????
Verb
showing
- present participle of show
Noun
showing (plural showings)
- An occasion when something is shown.
- We went to the midnight showing of the new horror movie.
- A result, a judgement.
- He made a poor showing at his first time at bat.
Translations
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