gesticulate
verb [intransitive]Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they gesticulate | |
he / she / it gesticulates | |
past simple gesticulated | |
past participle gesticulated | |
-ing form gesticulating |
to move your hands and arms about in order to attract attention or make somebody understand what you are saying 做手势;用手势表达;用动作示意 He gesticulated wildly at the clock. 他使劲指着钟打手势。 She was shouting and gesticulating from the other side of the road. 她在路的另一边大喊大叫,打着手势。
Extra ExamplesThe officer gesticulated towards the refugees. 那官员朝难民做着手势。 The other woman was gesticulating at the ambulance. 另一个女子对着救护车做手势。 He was gesticulating to his players from the sidelines. 他在场外向他的队员打手势。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- wildly
- at
- to
- towards/toward
- …
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin gesticulat- ‘gesticulated’, from the verb gesticulari, from gesticulus, diminutive of gestus ‘action’.