gestural
adjective
ges·tur·al
ˈjes-chə-rəl 
ˈjesh-
1
: of, relating to, or consisting of gestures
2
: of, relating to, or characterized by vigorous application of paint and expressive brushwork
gestural expressionism
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Lavish layering of fluid, gestural brushstrokes executed in a variegated array of inimitable colors immediately captured and captivated my gaze.
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Natasha Gural, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
To test the fully gestural navigation, enable them in system settings.
—Sabrina Weiss, WIRED, 4 Sep. 2019
The vast majority of gestural interactions (83 percent) involved a two-part exchange of gesture for gesture.
—Erin Blakemore, Washington Post, 27 July 2024
The show credits a movement director (Didi Hopkins), but even so, there’s something a shade too automatic, too clumsily literal in Izzard’s gestural vocabulary.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2024
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Natasha Gural, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
To test the fully gestural navigation, enable them in system settings.
—Sabrina Weiss, WIRED, 4 Sep. 2019
The vast majority of gestural interactions (83 percent) involved a two-part exchange of gesture for gesture.
—Erin Blakemore, Washington Post, 27 July 2024
The show credits a movement director (Didi Hopkins), but even so, there’s something a shade too automatic, too clumsily literal in Izzard’s gestural vocabulary.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2024
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“Gestural.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gestural. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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