gesture
noun
[ ˈdʒɛstʃə ]
• a movement of part of the body, especially a hand or the head, to express an idea or meaning.
• "Alex made a gesture of apology"
gesture
verb
• make a gesture.
• "she gestured meaningfully with the pistol"
Origin:
late Middle English: from medieval Latin gestura, from Latin gerere ‘bear, wield, perform’. The original sense was ‘bearing, deportment’, hence ‘the use of posture and bodily movements for effect in oratory’.
