gesticulate
How many syllables in gesticulate?
There are 4 syllables in the word gesticulate.How to pronounce gesticulate:
Definition of gesticulate:
- gesticulate:
- The past tense of Gesticulate is gesticulated.
Synonyms for gesticulate:
acclaim
applaud
beckon
bless
bow
clap
communicate
cross oneself
exsert
extend
gesture
hold out
intercommunicate
motion
nod
put out
shake
shrug
sign
spat
stretch forth
stretch out
wave
wink
Here are some other common 4-syllable words.
- Galileo
- eviscerate
- emblematic
- emancipate
- diphyletic
- captivated
- antipasto
- Violeta
- unsupported
- unerringly
- sarcophagus
- regretfully
- amphibian
- farinaceous
- cursorily
- algaroba
- arithmetic
- undistinguished
- disdainfully
- acclamation
- unappealing
- paronymous
- overwhelmed
- misunderstand
- Hungarian
- dejectedly
- amalgamate
- offhandedly
- safeguarded
- quinceanera
- adultery
- magnolia
- indecently
- potato blight
- ingenuous
- mariposa
- disorganized
- deviously
- indignity
- compilation
- anticlimax
- undisciplined
- predictable
- Demetrius
- cavalier
- carelessness
- cacophonous
- affinity
- tenuity
- fantastical
- … more
Syllable Fun Fact
In English, certain prefixes and suffixes, when added to a base word, can change its syllable count, as with 'happy' (2 syllables) becoming 'unhappiness' (4 syllables).
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