gesture

Definition of gesture in English English dictionary: To express something by a gesture or gestures
Never gesture at someone with a middle finger.; An act or a remark made as a formality or as a sign of attitude
We took flowers as a gesture of sympathy.; To make a gesture or gestures
My dad said to never gesture with my hands when I talk.; A motion of the limbs or body, especially one made to emphasize speech
This Web browser can be controlled with mouse gestures.; a movement or action of the hands or face, expressive of some idea or emotion; {v} to accompany with or use action; {n} an action, motion, posture, trick; Any action done with any part of the body not taking the weight; In Meadian philosophy and psychology, it was a body act, simple or complex, by which meaning is established in interaction; A handwritten mark that is recognized as having a special meaning in the Newton system, such as tap, scrub, caret, and so on Source: NPG; Manner of carrying the body; position of the body or limbs; posture; A movement, usually of the arm, that helps to express an idea or feeling; motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling; If you gesture, you use movements of your hands or head in order to tell someone something or draw their attention to something. I gestured towards the boathouse, and he looked inside He gestures, gesticulates, and moves with the grace of a dancer. to move your hand, arm, or head to tell someone something, or show them what you mean gesture to/towards/at; Asillef; A gesture is something that you say or do in order to express your attitude or intentions, often something that you know will not have much effect. He questioned the government's commitment to peace and called on it to make a gesture of good will; A mannerism that might suggest a call, lead, play, or plan of play, and governed by the Laws of Contract Bridge See Law 16; motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling something done as an indication of intention; "a political gesture"; "a gesture of defiance"; {f} express an idea or emotion through bodily movements; make a gesture; To make gestures; to gesticulate; {i} movement of the body which expresses an idea or emotion, gesticulation; To accompany or illustrate with gesture or action; to gesticulate; show, express or direct through movement; "He gestured his desire to leave"; Spectromorphology | Listening Experience | Micro-level Structure; The movement of a part of the body, including torso, limbs and face to express an idea, emotion or attitude; A gesture is a movement that you make with a part of your body, especially your hands, to express emotion or information. Sarah made a menacing gesture with her fist He throws his hands open in a gesture which clearly indicates his relief; Laying down of ink (or movement of the pen) that commands or controls functionality of the computer, rather than laying down of ink that is handwriting or drawing Also see application gesture, system gesture; An expressive movement that communicates; Some sort of input action by a user, such as typing a character or clicking a pointer button; n Some sort of input action by a user, such as typing a character or clicking a pointer button; Any movement expressing an idea; Avatar's gesture-like movement or action, automatically or with gesture button; the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals; A rapid indication of the primary expressive attitudes of an object, or a space; A motion of the body or limbs expressive of sentiment or passion; any action or posture intended to express an idea or a passion, or to enforce or emphasize an argument, assertion, or opinion; A line that does not stay at the edges, but moves freely within forms These lines record movement of the eye as well as the form; Movement of body or hands to express a thought or idea without speaking; something done as an indication of intention; "a political gesture"; "a gesture of defiance"; A movement of the body or a part of the body used to express an idea or emotion Such movement could include a wave, handshake, head nod, shaking of the fist, etc Ritual gestures may include gestures that are part of ceremonies or functional gestures such as brushing teeth or washing clothes
gesture politics: action by a politician for motives of publicity or to influence public opinion
rhythmic gesture: A durational pattern which does not occupy a whole number of pulses on an underlying metric level
empty gesture: meaningless action
gestural: {s} of a gesture, of a gesticulation
gestural: Relating to gesture
gestural: used of the language of the deaf
gestural: Of, pertaining to, or using gestures
gestural: being other than verbal communication; "the study of gestural communication"; "art like gesture is a form of nonverbal expression" used of the language of the deaf
gestural: being other than verbal communication; "the study of gestural communication"; "art like gesture is a form of nonverbal expression"
gestured: past of gesture
gestures: Third person singular simple present of to gesture
gestures: An unaided method of communication that includes facial expressions, eye gazing, hand movements and body postures (Beukelman & Mirenda, 1998)
gestures: A form of non-verbal communication, eg waving, pointing, shoulder-shrugging See Exploring Language, page 134
gestures: Special symbols made with a pen input device that issue commands to the computer 4 8
gestures: Plural of gesture
gestures: (Gesten, Handzeichen) While we don't include inappropriate gestures in this glossary, you should know that some hand signs or gestures are universal, but others are not In some parts of the world, the American OK sign (finger and thumb forming an "O") is an insult having to do with a body orifice If a German taps his/her forehead with the index finger in someone's direction, that is a bad thing (meaning the other person is an idiot), and punishable by a fine if a policeman sees it or someone files charges
goodwill gesture: act demonstrating one's good intentions or purpose
make a symbolic gesture: make an action which has meaning greater than the action itself
public gesture: symbolic action made in public
rude gesture: any of various gestures that have a rude or vulgar meaning, indecent gesture
symbolic gesture: an act that is performed as a token

Turkish - English

Definition of gesture in Turkish English dictionary: (Tıp) gesture

gesture

Hyphenation

ges·ture

Turkish pronunciation

cesçır

Synonyms

gesticulate, action, body language, bow, curtsy, expression, genuflection, gesticulation, high sign, indication, intimation, kinesics, mime, nod, pantomime

Antonyms

speech

Pronunciation

/ˈʤesʧər/ /ˈʤɛsʧɜr/

Etymology

[ jes-ch&r, jesh- ] (noun.) 15th century. From Medieval Latin gestura (“a mode of action”) Latin gerere (“to bear, reflexive bear oneself, behave, act”), past participle gestus.

Tenses

gestures, gesturing, gestured

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