Gesture and Shake

Gesture

Gesture verb - To direct or notify by a movement or gesture.

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Shake and gesture are semantically related in wave topic. In some cases you can use "Shake" instead a verb "Gesture".

Nearby Words: gestured, gesturing, gestural

Shake verb - Shake (a body part) to communicate a greeting, feeling, or cognitive state.

Usage example: shake one's head

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Gesture and shake are semantically related in wave topic. Sometimes you can use "Gesture" instead a verb "Shake".

Nearby Words: shaky, shaking, shaken, shakedown, shaker

good	good gesture	good shake
little	little gesture	little shake
quick	quick gesture	quick shake
subtle	subtle gesture	subtle shake
Other adjectives: meaningful, traditional.

Greeting Gesture Confusion: When Tommy meets someone he believes to be his future stepbrother, he holds out his hand to shake.Tommy: Brothers don't shake hands!

Source: Film / Tommy Boy
Bookends: When Ratchet first meets Clank, the robot is still very new to this whole "life" thing, including Greeting Gesture Confusion, so the lombax has to teach him how to shake hands.

Source: Western Animation / Ratchet & Clank (2016)
The Archprelate agrees to the bargain, and being a clever old fellow who's been around the block a few times, he recognizes the spit-shake gesture and follows through.

Source: Spit Shake

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