B1nounrelationshipslanguage
US/ˈdʒes.tʃər/
UK/ˈdʒes.tʃə/
a movement of your hands or head that shows a meaning; also an action that shows your feelings
In context
Some hand gestures that are friendly in Vietnam can be rude abroad.
Bringing soup to a sick neighbor is a kind gesture.
She made a small gesture towards the door, asking us to leave quietly.
Words that go with gesture
verb + noun
- make a gestureThe player made a gesture of apology to the crowd.
adjective + noun
- kind gestureIt was a kind gesture to remember my birthday.
- symbolic gesturePlanting a tree together was a symbolic gesture of their friendship.
noun + noun
- hand gestureHe uses a lot of hand gestures when he gets excited.
noun + preposition
- gesture of goodwillThe company offered free repairs as a gesture of goodwill.