gesticulation

• “Their gesticulation is menacing, both to the Court and the bystanders, and an equal portion of all they say, is distributed to every part of the hall.”

  Is That Legal?: Ringside Seats to Gibbons v. Ogden

• “In tracing the History of Pantomime it becomes a matter of considerable difficulty, and, as Baron, in his _Lettres sur la Danse_, observes that when the word Dancing occurs in an old author, that it should always be translated by "gesticulation," "declamation," or "Pantomime.”

  A History of Pantomime

• “There was so much hand gesticulation but my father was not remotely tired.”

  The Huffington Post: BritChick Paris: Why a Greek Home Is Where the Heart Is

• “And I doubt the American announcement of having deployed forces "near Libya" this Monday afternoon will go beyond mere gesticulation.”

  The Huffington Post: Bernard-Henri Lévy: And if Egypt (and Tunisia) Were to Intervene in Libya?

• “The characters rattled around on the empty stage, occasionally engaging in stylized, repetitive gesticulation and frequently rolling around on the floor.”

  The Wall Street Journal: The Tests of Patience

• “Indian actors of old were often trained for the theatre, which placed a much higher emphasis on gesticulation than dialogue - this is likely why you may find that the sub titles are not necessary.”

  1980 Bollywood Film

• “He's thanking the TCA, with grand and precise gesticulation, as The Man Who Almost Speaks French.”

  The Huffington Post: Aaron Sorkin: Why the Sublime Schtick of Sid Caesar Still Matters

• “It was not just that he could not control his anger at Harman's hypocrisy for applauding Ed Miliband's attack on the decision to invade Iraq, but it proved that the media would follow his every eye movement, gesticulation and intonation to magnify differences between him and the new leader.”

  The Guardian: Why David Miliband felt he could not stay on at the frontbench

• “College is a time for self evaluation, contemplation, and meaningful gesticulation of one's fist at a Thursday night fraternity party.”

  The Huffington Post: OG Oyiborhoro: Tomorrow Starts Today

• “I am wholly confident that the rates of wild gesticulation amongst my peers at the yeshivot I attended were consistent with similar rates in gentile communities.”

  The Huffington Post: Menachem Wecker: Stephen Prothero's Jewish Problem

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