Gesticulate and Wave

Gesticulate

Gesticulate verb - Show, express or direct through movement.
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Synonyms for Gesticulate

Wave is a synonym for gesticulate in gesture topic. In some cases you can use "Wave" instead a verb "Gesticulate", when it comes to topics like action, signal.

Nearby Words: gesticulation, gesticulating

Wave

Wave verb - To direct or notify by a movement or gesture.
Usage example: waved them over to the side of the road

Gesticulate is a synonym for wave in gesture topic. You can use "Gesticulate" instead a verb "Wave".

Nearby Words: waved, waving, wavy, wavelet, waveband

Common collocations

arms gesticulate arms wave arms
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