expression vs gesture

expression

noun
  • The action of expressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc. 

  • A specific blend of whisky. 

  • A colloquialism or idiom. 

  • An arrangement of symbols denoting values, operations performed on them, and grouping symbols. 

  • The process of translating a gene into a protein. 

  • A facial appearance usually associated with an emotion. 

  • (manufacturing) The act of pressing or squeezing out. 

  • A particular way of phrasing an idea. 

  • A piece of code in a high-level language that returns a value. 

  • The tone of voice or sound in music. 

  • emotional involvement or engagement in a text read aloud rendered by the voice of the reciter or the reader 

gesture

noun
  • An act or a remark that serves as a formality or as a sign of attitude. 

  • A motion made with a pointing device, or on a touchscreen, that is recognised by the system as a command. 

  • A motion of the limbs or body, especially one made to emphasize speech. 

verb
  • To make a gesture or gestures. 

  • To accompany or illustrate with gesture or action. 

  • To express something by a gesture or gestures. 

How often have the words expression and gesture occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )