gesticulate
Verb
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Show, express or direct through movement (synset 200994073)
"He gestured his desire to leave"is a type of: communicate, intercommunicate - transmit thoughts or feelingssubtypes:
- wink - signal by winking
- exsert, extend, hold out, put out, stretch forth, stretch out - thrust or extend out
- shrug - raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
- clap, spat - clap one's hands together
- acclaim, applaud, clap, spat - clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
- bless, sign - make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate
- nod - express or signify by nodding
- cross oneself - make the sign of the cross; in the Catholic religion
- bow, bow down - bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head
- shake - shake (a body part) to communicate a greeting, feeling, or cognitive state
- beckon, wave - signal with the hands or nod
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