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gesture

How many syllables in gesture?

  2 syllables

Divide gesture into syllables:   ges-ture
Stressed syllable in gesture:   ges-ture
How to pronounce gesture:   jes-cher
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Synonyms for gesture


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      What rhymes with gesture

      2 syllables
      • vesture
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