wave vs gesticulate

gesticulate vs wave

wave is a noun but gesticulate is not a noun.

wave and gesticulate both are verbs.

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

As verbs, gesticulate is a hypernym of wave; that is, gesticulate is a word with a broader meaning than wave:

wave: signal with the hands or nod
gesticulate: show, express or direct through movement

Other hypernyms of wave include gesture, motion.

wave (noun)	gesticulate (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

wave (verb)	gesticulate (verb)
set waves in	show, express or direct through movement
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

Difference between wave and gesticulate

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