gesture vs mention

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. 

mention

noun
  • A speaking or notice of anything, usually in a brief or cursory manner. Used especially in the phrase make mention of. 

  • A social media feed, a list of replies or posts mentioning a person. 

verb
  • To make a short reference to something. 

  • To utter a word or expression in order to refer to the expression itself, as opposed to its usual referent. 

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