Both Uses of
gesticulate
in
Crime and Punishment, by Dostoyevsky
- "He is always humbugging, confound him," cried Razumihin, jumping up and gesticulating.†
Chpt 3.5 *gesticulating = making gestures (hand or body movements) while speaking or to express something
- He was almost running about the room, moving his fat little legs quicker and quicker, looking at the ground, with his right hand behind his back, while with his left making gesticulations that were extraordinarily incongruous with his words.†
Chpt 4.5gesticulations = gestures (hand or body movements) made while speaking or to express something
Definition:
to make gestures (hand or body movements) while speaking or to express something