exaggerated gesture
Over-the-top movement
An exaggerated gesture is a physical movement made larger or more dramatic than necessary, often for emphasis or theatrical effect.
Someone might throw their arms wide in mock surprise or clutch their chest in feigned horror.
The phrase usually implies the gesture is deliberate rather than natural: He made an exaggerated gesture of welcome, bowing deeply as we entered.
- dramaticStrikingly expressive or sudden
- theatricalExaggeratedly emotional for effect
- flamboyantStrikingly bold in style
- sweepingExtensive and far-reaching
- grandiosePretentiously impressive in scale
sweeping motion · larger than life · pantomime · stage business · flourish · jazz hands · overblown · melodramatic · waving arms · throwing hands · emphatic · broad · histrionic · bombastic · expressive · wild · animated · over-the-top
exaggerated gesturereflexive action
Involuntary automatic response
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