gestured








noun

  1. a movement or position of the hand, arm, body, head, or face that is expressive of an idea, opinion, emotion, etc.: the gestures of an orator; a threatening gesture.
  2. the use of such movements to express thought, emotion, etc.
  3. any action, courtesy, communication, etc., intended for effect or as a formality; considered expression; demonstration: a gesture of friendship.
  4. Digital Technology. a particular movement of the body, typically the fingers or hand, used to control or interact with a digital device (often used attributively): a gesture command; Use a two-finger pinching gesture on your touchscreen to zoom in or out.

verb (used without object), ges·tured, ges·tur·ing.

  1. to make or use a gesture or gestures.

verb (used with object), ges·tured, ges·tur·ing.

  1. to express by a gesture or gestures.

noun

  1. a motion of the hands, head, or body to emphasize an idea or emotion, esp while speaking
  2. something said or done as a formality or as an indication of intentiona political gesture
  3. obsolete the manner in which a person bears himself; posture

verb

  1. to express by or make gestures; gesticulate
v.

1540s, from gesture (n.). Related: Gestured; gesturing.

n.

early 15c., “manner of carrying the body,” from Medieval Latin gestura “bearing, behavior,” from Latin gestus “gesture, carriage, posture” (see gest). Restricted sense of “a movement of the body or a part of it” is from 1550s; figurative sense of “action undertaken in good will to express feeling” is from 1916.

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