body English

NOUN

motion

Synonyms

STRONGEST

act gesture passage

STRONG

advance agitation ambulation change changing direction drift dynamics flow fluctuation flux gesticulation inclination kinetics locomotion mobility motility move oscillation passing progress sign signal stir stirring stream sway sweep swing tendency travel wave wavering

WEAK

full swing high sign

Antonyms

STRONGEST

idleness

STRONG

stagnation

WEAK

immobility repose rest stiffness stillness

Example Sentences

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Santana used some body English in hopes the ball stayed fair.

From Seattle Times

And he is a living embodiment of "body English."

From Golf Digest

And how about this body English on the greens?!

From Golf Digest

No need for body English when you know where the ball's going, when you're in control.

From Golf Digest

Schaefer’s foot stamps could be heard all over the arena, and his body English on the sideline was that of a spinning top.

From Washington Post