gesture
/ˈdʒɛstʃə/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈdʒɛstʃə/
gesture
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- Schwa vowel
- Ending
- Final e often stays silent
ges - ture -> gesture
Myanmar meaning
(n) လက်ဟန်ခြေဟန်အမူအရာ။ (vi) မှန်ကန်သည့်သတင်း။ (v) လက်ဟန်ခြေဟန် ပြ
Full entry
၁။ [C,U] လက်ဟန်ခြေဟန်။ make a rude gesture ❍ with a gesture of despair ❍ communicate entirely by gesture.
၂။ [C] အမူအရာ။ a gesture of defiance/ sympathy ❍ The invitation was meant as a friendly gesture.
v လက်ဟန်ခြေဟန် ပြသည်။ gesturing vaguely with one's hands ❍ She gestured her disapproval. ❍ He gestured to/ towards the door. ❍ He gestured (to me) that it was time to go. ❍ He gestured to them to keep quiet.
More examples
- A helpless/impatient/dramatic gesture
- [make a gesture] : Ellen rose from the table, and they made the gesture of rising too.
- [obscene gesture] : Maxham held up two fingers in an obscene gesture.
- As a touch-based platform, iOS uses gestures like swipes and taps to let you control things with intuitive ease.
- Offering to drive us there was a very nice gesture.
- A symbolic gesture
- [gesture of] : A gesture of support/solidarity/goodwill
- The social media site, Mashable, calls these kinds of "social gestures, " one of the tech trends to look out for in 2012: "With 800 million people already on Facebook, its growth is bound to be slow. But if sharing becomes automatic, the volume of content on Facebook will continue to grow at an accelerated pace."
Synonyms
sign, signal, gesticulation, motion, wave, shrug, nod, act, action, body language, bow, cackler, chortler, crack-up, crackup, crower, curtsy, deed, expression, genuflection, gesticulate, giggler, gurgling, high sign, indicate, indication, intimation, kinesics, mime, movement, pantomime, point, reminder, salute, shouter, sign language, snigge, token, wink
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