Gesture vs Indicating - What's the difference?
gesture | indicating | Related terms |
A motion of the limbs or body, especially one made to emphasize speech.
* Milton
An act or a remark made as a formality or as a sign of attitude.
* '>citation
(obsolete) The manner of carrying the body; position of the body or limbs; posture.
* Sir Thomas Browne
To make a gesture or gestures.
To express something by a gesture or gestures.
To accompany or illustrate with gesture or action.
* Hooker
Gesture is a related term of indicating.
As verbs the difference between gesture and indicating
is that gesture is to make a gesture or gestures while indicating is .As a noun gesture
is a motion of the limbs or body, especially one made to emphasize speech.gesture
English
(wikipedia gesture)Noun
(en noun)- The middle-finger gesture is really a nonverbal swear.
- This Web browser can be controlled with mouse gestures .
- Grace was in all her steps, heaven in her eye, / In every gesture dignity and love.
- We took flowers as a gesture of sympathy.
- Accubation, or lying down at meals, was a gesture used by many nations.
Verb
- My dad said to never gesture with my hands when I talk.
- Never gesture at someone with a middle finger.
- He gestured his disgust.
- It is not orderly read, nor gestured as beseemeth.
