gesticulate

 
Pronunciation: /dʒɛˈstɪkjʊleɪt/

verb

[no object]
  • use gestures, especially dramatic ones, instead of speaking or to emphasize one’s words: they were shouting and gesticulating frantically at drivers who did not slow down

Derivatives

gesticulative

Pronunciation: /-lətɪv/
adjective

gesticulator

noun

gesticulatory

Pronunciation: /-lət(ə)ri/
adjective

Origin:

early 17th century: from Latin gesticulat- 'gesticulated', from the verb gesticulari, from gesticulus, diminutive of gestus 'action'