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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. making gestures while speaking;
- Example: "her gesticulating hands and arms made words almost unnecessary"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Gesticulate \Ges*tic"u*late\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gesticulated; p. pr. & vb. n. Gesticulating.] [L. gesticulatus, p. p. of gesticulari to gesticulate, fr. gesticulus a mimic gesture, gesticulation, dim. of gestus gesture, fr. gerere, gestum, to bear, carry, peform. See Gestic.] To make gestures or motions, as in speaking; to use postures. --Sir T. Herbert. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

gesticulating adj 1: making gestures while speaking; "her gesticulating hands and arms made words almost unnecessary"