1. gesture - Noun
2. gesture - Verb
Manner of carrying the body; position of the body or limbs; posture.
A motion of the body or limbs expressive of sentiment or passion; any action or posture intended to express an idea or a passion, or to enforce or emphasize an argument, assertion, or opinion.
To accompany or illustrate with gesture or action; to gesticulate.
To make gestures; to gesticulate.
Source: Webster's dictionaryDrawing is like making an expressive gesture with the advantage of permanence. Henri Matisse
Actors cannot choose the manner in which they are born. Consequently, it is the one gesture in their lives completely devoid of self-consciousness. Helen Hayes
You were at the age where you could fall in love with a girl over an expression, over a gesture. Junot Diaz
I love words very much. I've always loved to talk, and I've always love words - the words that rest in your mouth, what words mean and how you taste them and so on. And for me the spoken word can be used almost as a gesture. Martha Graham
Every gesture is a revolutionary act. Fernando Pessoa
The salary of the chief executive of a large corporation is not a market award for achievement. It is frequently in the nature of a warm personal gesture by the individual to himself. John Kenneth Galbraith