gesture
- gesture
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noun
1 movement that expresses sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ dramatic, expansive, expressive, extravagant, flamboyant, melodramatic, rhetorical, sweeping, theatrical
▪ She made an expansive gesture with her arms.
▪ abrupt
▪ subtle, vague
▪ He responded with a vague gesture in the direction of the beach.
▪ crude (esp. AmE), obscene, rude
▪ angry, defiant, dismissive, threatening
▪ helpless
VERB + GESTURE
▪ make
▪ The children made rude gestures at them.
PREPOSITION
▪ by gesture
▪ They communicate entirely by gesture.
▪ in a gesture
▪ He waved his arms in a melodramatic gesture.
▪ with a gesture
▪ She waved us away with an impatient gesture.
▪ gesture of
2 sth that shows other people what you think/feel
ADJECTIVE
▪ kind, nice, sweet, thoughtful
▪ I thought it was a nice gesture to send everyone a card.
▪ bold
▪ a bold gesture of reconciliation
▪ simple
▪ dramatic, extravagant, grand
▪ He had the respect of his people without the need for grand gestures.
▪ noble
▪ conciliatory, friendly, goodwill
▪ romantic
▪ empty, small, symbolic, token
▪ Words and empty gestures are not enough—we demand action!
▪ a token gesture of their good intentions
▪ futile
▪ political
PREPOSITION
▪ as a gesture
▪ Several hostages were released as a goodwill gesture.
▪ in a gesture
▪ In a dramatic gesture, he threw the money on the table.
▪ gesture against
▪ The invasion attempt was intended as a political gesture against his opponents.
▪ gesture of
▪ His gift was a gesture of friendship.
▪ gesture towards/toward
▪ The president's speech was seen as a conciliatory gesture towards/toward former enemies.
{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb
ADVERB
▪ vaguely
▪ frantically, wildly
▪ expansively, grandly
▪ impatiently
▪ helplessly
PREPOSITION
▪ at
▪ She gestured at him to step back.
▪ about (BrE), around
▪ He gestured around the room, lost for words.
▪ for
▪ He gestured abruptly for Virginia to get in the car.
▪ to
▪ Davis gestured to the waiter.
▪ towards/toward
▪ He gestured vaguely towards/toward the house.
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