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gesticulant

gesticulant adjective: gesticulating.

Adjective

gesticulant (not comparable)

  1. Gesticulating.
    • And, as respects the direct sin in the anxious heart of the poor gesticulant orator, it seems to me that the wanderings of thought, or assumptions of fervour, in a discourse delivered at such a crisis, would be far more innocent in the eyes of the Judge of all, than the consistent deference to the...1877, John Ruskin, Fors Clavigera, volume 7, pages 89-90
    • He strode silent, between gesticulant friends. His hands were clasped behind his back.1926, Waldo Frank (as Search-Light), chapter 4, in Time Exposures, page 42

Examples of gesticulant in a sentence

  • In the yard, beneath the barred window, a man in his shirt sleeves faced the crowd, hoarse, gesticulant.1931, William Faulkner, chapter 29, in Sanctuary, New York: Perennial, page 286:
  • round-eyed, wild-haired, swathed in dirty linens and wools, small fists gently gesticulant1992, Ray Bradbury, chapter 23, in Green Shadows, White Whale, New York: Perennial, published 2002, page 150:

Questions about gesticulant

What does gesticulant mean?
Gesticulant means gesticulating.
How do you use gesticulant in a sentence?
In the yard, beneath the barred window, a man in his shirt sleeves faced the crowd, hoarse, gesticulant.
What part of speech is gesticulant?
Gesticulant is an adjective.

Words near gesticulant in the dictionary

  1. gested
  2. gestes antagonistes
  3. Gestetner
  4. gestic
  5. gestical
  6. gesticulant
  7. gesticular
  8. gesticulate
  9. gesticulated
  10. gesticulates
  11. gesticulating

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