gesticulate
Speak with hands
To gesticulate is to make emphatic movements with your hands or arms while speaking, often to express ideas or emotions that words alone don't capture: He gesticulated wildly as he described the accident.
The word suggests animated, expansive motions—more theatrical than a simple hand gesture.
Someone who gesticulates a lot may be excited, frustrated, or simply expressive by nature.
Oscillating motion through medium
- pointExact location or meaning
- beckonSignal to approach
- shrugShoulder gesture of uncertainty
- flailSwing limbs erratically
motion · signal · indicate · mime · pantomime · hand-waving · flourish · sweep
Full of life, or drawn moving
- emphaticExpressed with force
- theatricalExaggeratedly emotional for effect
- demonstrativeOpenly showing emotions
- flamboyantStrikingly bold in style
vivid · lively · exuberant · passionate · fervent · energetic · spirited · dynamic
Communicate or transport
- expressState or fast train
- communicateExchange thoughts with others
- signifyTo convey meaning
- indicateSignal or point to
illustrate · emphasize · clarify · supplement · accompany · reinforce · underscore · accentuate
Skilled public speaker
- lecturerOne who teaches formally
- presenterOne who delivers content
- preacherReligious sermon deliverer
- politicianElected government official
storyteller · performer · actor · raconteur · evangelist · pitchman · auctioneer · conductor
Of or from Rome's country
- MediterraneanSea between Europe, Africa, Asia
- LatinAncient Roman language
- FrenchOf or from Paris's nation
- expatCitizen living abroad
multilingual · interpreter · café · piazza · bazaar · marketplace · haggling · debate
wave
Oscillating motion through medium
flail · motion · signal · indicate · mime · pantomime · hand-waving · flourish · sweep · thrust
animated
Full of life, or drawn moving
- emphaticExpressed with force
- theatricalExaggeratedly emotional for effect
- demonstrativeOpenly showing emotions
flamboyant · vivid · lively · exuberant · passionate · fervent · energetic · spirited · dynamic · effusive
convey
Communicate or transport
- expressState or fast train
- communicateExchange thoughts with others
- signifyTo convey meaning
indicate · illustrate · emphasize · clarify · supplement · accompany · reinforce · underscore · accentuate · narrate
orator
Skilled public speaker
politician · storyteller · performer · actor · raconteur · evangelist · pitchman · auctioneer · conductor · interpreter
Italian
Of or from Rome's country
- MediterraneanSea between Europe, Africa, Asia
- LatinAncient Roman language
- FrenchOf or from Paris's nation
expat · multilingual · interpreter · café · piazza · bazaar · marketplace · haggling · debate · argument
- gestureshand gestures, applause, hand raise, tap on shoulder, snap fingers
- Soft G Wordsgel, gem, gene, genie, genius
- fancy wordsgrandiloquent, magniloquent, sesquipedalian, pulchritudinous, tintinnabulation
gesticulatestand still
Cease all movement
keep still · freeze · hold still · keep one's hands to oneself · hold back