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gestural
relating to or expressed through bodily movement rather than words
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Gestural (adjective) means relating to or expressed through bodily movement rather than words
Here is gestural used in an example sentence: "The mime relied on a gestural vocabulary, telling an entire story without uttering a sound."
Common synonyms for gestural include expressive, demonstrative, kinetic.
Antonyms of gestural include verbal, static.
Gestural is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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