Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to gesture.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Relating to gesture.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of, pertaining to, or using
gestures .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective used of the language of the deaf
- adjective being other than verbal communication
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Examples
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"gestural" - it understands what you want to do by the gestures you use.
News24 Top Stories 2010
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That he saw no need for that kind of gestural bullshit?
Adam Hanft: The Wall Street Journal as the National Enquirer of Business Journalism 2008
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He also learned how to use the words "gestural" and "heuristic" in order to get good grades on his English papers.
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Apple Inc. will offer iPhones in June that cost less and may include the kind of gestural controls it features on its Magic Mouse.
Philadelphia Business News - Local Philadelphia News | The Philadelphia Business Journal 2010
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Jay, Ash has evolved into the kind of star who can make up with the 'gestural' what she loses by way of 'acting'.
NAACHGAANA 2009
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While I don't think it's easy to separate in an actor's persona something called 'pure acting' from another thing called 'gestural' there is nonetheless an overall effect created that might depend more on one side of the equation or the other.
NAACHGAANA 2009
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The art is very gestural, the drawings of horses loose and free-flowing.
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Helen Frankenthaler b. 1928, employing gestural brushstrokes, bold color shapes and shimmering washes, is considered to be a bridge between Abstract Expressionism and Color Field painting.
Going From the Abstract to the Sort-Of Concrete Lance Esplund 2011
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Deploying a mix of gestural dance and surreal black humour, Picó forces the audience to share her own issues about ageing, whether that's confronting the fact that it's time for her to build on her past, or considering the impetus to throw caution to the wind.
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The art is very gestural, the drawings of horses loose and free-flowing.
Chicken Spaghetti: 2009
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