Gesture

/ˈd͡ʒɛs.t͡ʃɚ/

Synonyms for "gesture" (241 found)

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Closest matches (49)

Noun(17 words)
motionassentbeckonbeckoningbecksbodily actionbody signalscaresscheewinkcomfort signalscommunication signalcurtseyingcurtseysdabbingdance movementdeigningdisplay of feeling
actionactionsactivityactsaddressaffectationairbearingbeckbeckonbehaviorbehavior patternbehavioral normbehavioral sciencebody languagebroad hintcarriagecharadechironomyclue
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Verb(1 words)
Adjective(1 words)
ceremonial covenant

Strong matches (72)

Noun(20 words)
emotefillipingfistflickersflingflirtingfrench actegenuflectiongesticulategesticulationsgestural expressiongesture signalinggesturinggreetinghand gestureshand signhand signalshead tiltindicate patternmanual sign
Adjective(6 words)
emotional gestureexpressive movementformal bowgerman zeichengestural cuemechanical signal

Related words (120)

Noun(55 words)
motion adjectivemotion causemotion change examplemotion change problemmotion changedmotion demonstrationmotion description taskmotion to approvemotion verbmotion wordmotioningmove to changemudranodsofferingoverturespantomimespantomimingpinchpoint
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pointingprancereachreverencesreverencingsalutesashayingshrugssignsign glossarysign language relatedsign languagessign productionsignalsignal by motionsignals desiresigningsignssilent gesturespeak courteouslyswipeswipestaptokentossestwitchuncontrolled expressionwaggleswagglingwavewavingwhiskswigwagwinkingwinks
Verb(7 words)
motionedpantomimedsignal a desiresignal approvalsignaled for helptwirl on stageunword a term
Adjective(7 words)
motionless statenonverbal signalingobservable signaloccitan reverénciaphysical actionroutine motionvisual action

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

17 entries
bodily movementcommunicatecommunicationdirectional cueindicantindicationinput actioninteractionintercommunicatemotilitymotionmovemovementnonverbal communicationsignalsocial behavior

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More specific

13 entries
apology gesturebeckonbowdouble taphandshakenodpinchpointsaluteswipetapthumbs upwave

Collocations

10 entries
beckon gesturefacial gesturegestural communicationgesture of goodwillgesture recognitiongesture towardgesturing towardhand gesturemake a gesturepointing gesture

Inflections

3 entries

Derivations

5 entries

Sample sentences

24 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

We communicated with each other by gesture.

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The gesture fetched a laugh from the audience.

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Jane made an angry gesture.

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This gesture is familiar to young people.

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