Gesticulate (verb)
jes-tik-oo-layt
Use gestures, especially dramatic ones, instead of speaking or to emphasize one’s words.
Early 17th century from Latin gesticulat- ‘gesticulated’, from the verb gesticulari, from gesticulus, diminutive of gestus ‘action’.
Example sentences
“From her gesticulating I think she wants us to slow down.”
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