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gesticulate vs beckon

beckon vs gesticulate

gesticulate and beckon both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
gesticulate No No Yes No
beckon No No Yes No
As verbs, beckon is a hyponym of gesticulate; that is, beckon is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than gesticulate:
  • gesticulate: show, express or direct through movement
  • beckon: signal with the hands or nod
Other hyponyms of gesticulate include wink, exsert, extend, hold out, put out, stretch forth, stretch out, shrug, clap, spat, acclaim, applaud, clap, spat, bless, sign, nod, cross oneself, bow, bow down, shake, wave, kneel.
gesticulate (verb) beckon (verb)
show, express or direct through movement signal with the hands or nod
summon with a wave, nod, or some other gesture
appear inviting
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