gesticulant
French, adjective\ʒɛs.ti.ky.lɑ̃\
gesticulant is spelled G-E-S-T-I-C-U-L-A-N-T (11 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written French, the 103,520th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gesticulant is a French adjective meaning “gesticulating” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of gesticuler. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui gesticule”.
What does gesticulant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
gesticulating
verb
- 1
present participle of gesticuler
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui gesticule.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of gesticulant
- gesticulante feminine
- gesticulants masculine plural
- gesticulantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gesticulant?
- \ʒɛs.ti.ky.lɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is gesticulant in French?
gesticulant appears about once in every 10 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).