gesticulate vs wave

wave vs gesticulate

gesticulate is not a noun while wave is a noun.

gesticulate and wave both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gesticulate	No	No	Yes	No
wave	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, wave is a hyponym of gesticulate; that is, wave is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than gesticulate:

gesticulate: show, express or direct through movement
wave: 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, beckon, kneel.

gesticulate (noun)	wave (noun)
	a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon
	a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair
	the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
	(physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
	one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
	something that rises rapidly
	a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures)
	an undulating curve

gesticulate (verb)	wave (verb)
show, express or direct through movement	set waves in
	signal with the hands or nod
	move or swing back and forth
	twist or roll into coils or ringlets
	move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion

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