gesticulative

adjective

Definition of gesticulativenext
as in gesticulatory

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  1. gestural
  2. moving
  3. movable
Adjective
  • Muti lavishes attention and consideration on gestural details like few others, and his uncompromising specificity made for riveting listening.
    Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 9 Nov. 2024
  • Lavish layering of fluid, gestural brushstrokes executed in a variegated array of inimitable colors immediately captured and captivated my gaze.
    Natasha Gural, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of gestural
Adjective
  • In a stunningly moving scene, Sam leads his shaken and shattered partner, Michael (Omari Douglas), to safety amid an unexpected and bloody shootout at their apartment.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 5 Dec. 2024
  • These scenes, combined with Tendler’s detailing of her relationship with her mother, make for some of the best and most moving writing in the book, to say nothing of a very beautiful chapter on her French bulldog, Petunia, toward the end.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2024
Definition of moving
Adjective
  • The open cabin idea starts with a movable center console between the front seats; it can be moved forward toward the dash or back toward the rear seat.
    Scotty Reiss, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The printer involves a movable framework with a printhead attached to a rig that moves across a ground layer.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of movable
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Thesaurus Entries Near gesticulative

gesticulations

gesticulative

gesticulatory

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“Gesticulative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gesticulative. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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