Gerund

jer'und, n. (Lat. Gram.) A kind of verbal neuter noun, governing cases like a participle. [L. gerundium, gerere, gestum, to bear.] — Gerundive, -iv, n. The future pa ive participle. — Gestation, jes-ta's hun, n. The act of carrying young in the womb; pregnancy; pa ive exercise, in which one is carried about. [OF.; L. gestatio, gestare, -tatum, — to carry, intens. of gerere.] Ges'tatory, -to-rT, a. Pert, to gestation or pregnancy. — Ges'tic, Pert, to deeds or feats of arms; legendary relating to bodily motion, — said esp. of dancing. [F. geste, L. — carr i motion, gesture, fr. gerere.] Gesture, jes'chur, n- A motion of the body or limbs expre ing sentiment or pa ion, or emphasizing an argument or a ertion. — v. and [gestured (-cnurd), -uring.] To gesticulate. [LL. gestura.] — Gestlc'ulate, -lat, v. To make gestures or motions, as in speaking. — v.t. To represent by gesture; to act. [L. gesticulari, -latum; gestic ulus, dim. of gest us, gesture.] — Gestic'ula'tion, n. Act of gesticulating a gesture; antic tricks or motions. — Gestic'ula'tor, n. One who gesticulates.— Gestic'ula'tory, -to-rl, a. Represented by, or pert, to, gestures.