In the eagerness of his gesticulations, first he knocked off my hat, then he knocked off Lessingham’s, then his own, then all three together […]
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Gesticulation
/dʒɛˌstɪkjəˈleɪʃən/
Synonyms for "gesticulation" (30 found)
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6 entriesemblematic gesturehand gestureillustrative gesturepointing gestureregulative gesturethumbs up gesture
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6 entriesgesticulation patterngesticulation rategesture repertoirehand gesturenonverbal communicationpointing gesture
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4 total sentences available.
It is commonly supposed that they communicated by sounds and tentacular gesticulations; this is asserted, for instance, in the able but hastily compiled pamphlet (written evidently by someone not an eye-witness of Martian actions) to which I have already alluded, and which, so far, has been the chief source of information concerning them.
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The breeze had died away and the tree was now quite motionless save when William's statements required forcible gesticulations, which made it sway in a gentle nodding manner as though it were confirming every word the old sage uttered.
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I indulged in this meditation for a moment, and then again addressed the mourner, who stood leaning against the bed with that expression of resigned despair, of complete misery, and a patient sufferance of it, which is far more touching than any of the insane ravings or wild gesticulation of untamed sorrow.
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