simple gesture

collocation in English

meaningsofsimpleandgesture

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simple
adjective
uk
/ˈsɪm.pəl/us
/ˈsɪm.pəl/
easy to understand or do; ...
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gesture
noun[C]
uk
/ˈdʒes.tʃər/us
/ˈdʒes.tʃɚ/
a movement of the hands, arms, or head, etc. to express an idea ...
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(Definition ofsimpleandgesturefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsimple gesture

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Instead, she performs a symbolic act, asimplegesture.
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An epiphany in one of his stories might be the single word that suggests a much wider meaning or thesimplegesturethat reveals a complex set of relationships.
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Thatsimplegesturewould raise the morale of small firms no end.
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Although, as asimplegesture, the solution would appear to require very little, the fact remains that the problem of legislating on dogs is extremely complex.
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Threesimplegesturewould help players to start the game, move fingers to the up, right and left direction.
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There is not a universal consensus on the criteria for differentiating a child's sign or word from a moresimplegestureor vocalization.
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These template-based models are mostly used for hand-tracking, but could also be of use forsimplegestureclassification.
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Because of asimplegestureof lending her a ruler, a big friendship is born.
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Thatsimplegesturespoke to the success of their unlikely collaboration.
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The architect described the house as asimplegestureacross the landscape.
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Such simple gestures, so warmly and genuinely meant, made her the most respected and loved of all the royal family.
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He used missionary approved nursery rhymes and added some simple gestures and steps.
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Simple gestures and on-screen buttons let users try on different outfits.
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On the other hand, some psychologists compare such rituals to obsessive-compulsive rituals, noting that attentional focus falls on the lower level representation of simple gestures.
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She used pictures of human hands making simple gestures.
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