Ges*tic`u*la"tion (?), n. [L. gesticulatio: cf. F. gesticulation.]
1.
The act of gesticulating, or making gestures to express passion or enforce sentiments.
2.
A gesture; a motion of the body or limbs in speaking, or in representing action or passion, and enforcing arguments and sentiments.
Macaulay.
3.
Antic tricks or motions.
B. Jonson.
© Webster 1913.