gesticulate
/dʒeˈstɪkjʊleɪt/verb
no obj.
- use gestures, especially dramatic ones, instead of speaking or to emphasize one's words做手势（尤指夸张的手势）, 用手势（或动作）加重语气, 用手势表达：
they were shouting and gesticulating frantically at drivers who did not slow down.
他们向没有减速行驶的驾车人呼喊并拼命打手势。
派生词
gesticulation
noungesticulative
adjectivegesticulator
noungesticulatory
adjective词源
early 17th cent.: from Latin gesticulat- 'gesticulated', from the verb gesticulari, from gesticulus, diminutive of gestus 'action'.