my fists itch to be at you

gestĭo, ōnis, f. [gero].

A managing, doing, performing (perh. only in the foll. passages;

syn.: actio, administratio): in gestione autem negotii, etc.,

Cic. Inv. 1, 26, 38; cf. id. ib. 2, 12, 39.—

A behaving, acting in any manner, Dig. 11, 7, 14, § 8.

gestĭo, īvi, or ĭi, ītum, 4 (archaic imperf. gestibat, Gell. 15, 2, 1:

gestibant,

Plaut. As. 2, 2, 49), v. n. [2. gestus, I.], to use passionate gestures, to throw one's self about (espec. for joy), to be transported, to exult, to be joyful, cheerful (cf.: exsilio, exsulto): gestit, qui subitā felicitate exhilaratus nimio corporis motu praeter consuetudinem exsultat, Paul. ex Fest. p. 96 Müll.; cf. Serv. Verg. G. 1, 387 (freq. and class.).

Lit.; constr. with abl. or absol.

With abl.:

quorum alter laetitiā gestiat, alter dolore crucietur,

Cic. Fin. 2, 4, 14; cf.:

voluptate nimiā gestire,

id. Off. 1, 29, 102:

inani laetitia exsultans et temere gestiens,

id. Tusc. 5, 6, 16:

Veliterni coloni gestientes otio,

Liv. 6, 36, 1:

cur non gestiret taurus equae contrectatione, equus vaccae,

Cic. N. D. 1, 27, 77; Col. 8, 15, 4:

secundis rebus,

Liv. 45, 19, 7.—

Absol.:

quid est, quod sic gestis?

Ter. Eun. 3, 5, 10; cf. ib. 7:

hac (eloquentiā) deducimus perterritos a timore, hac gestientes comprimimus,

Cic. N. D. 2, 59, 148:

tum gestit aper, cum sese Martia tigris Abstulit,

Val. Fl. 3, 634:

cum laetitia, ut adepta jam aliquid concupitum, efferatur et gestiat,

Cic. Tusc. 4, 6, 12; cf. id. ib. § 13.—

Trop., in speaking, to enlarge at will, to digress:

quapropter historiae nonnumquam ubertas in aliqua exercendi stili parte ponenda, et dialogorum libertate gestiendum,

Quint. 10, 5, 15.—

Transf., to desire eagerly or passionately, to long for; constr. usually with inf., rarely with abl. or absol.

With inf.:

roga, obsecro hercle, gestio promittere,

Plaut. Ps. 1, 1, 114; 4, 6, 11:

machaera, quae gestit stragem facere,

id. Mil. 1, 1, 8:

moecho abdomen adimere,

id. ib. 5, 1, 5:

gestio scire ista omnia,

Cic. Att. 4, 11, 1:

Antonius senatum delere gestit,

id. Phil. 6, 14:

nihil erat, quod Zeno mutare gestiret,

id. Fin. 4, 4, 8:

transfuga divitum Partes linquere gestio,

Hor. C. 3, 16, 24:

fuge, quo descendere gestis,

id. Ep. 1, 20, 5:

quod gestiat animus aliquid agere in re publica,

Cic. Att. 2, 7, 4.—With pass. inf.:

equidem illam moveri gestio,

Plaut. As. 4, 1, 43:

ipsum gestio dari mihi in conspectum,

Ter. Phorm. 2, 1, 30; Plin. Pan. 39, 2; Gell. 16, 13, 4.—

With abl.:

(cygnos) nunc currere in undas, Et studio incassum videas gestire lavandi,

Verg. G. 1, 387.—

Absol.: gestiunt pugni mihi. my fists itch to be at you, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 167:

dudum scapulae gestibant mihi,

i. e. were longing for the whip, id. As. 2, 2, 49:

inridere ne videare et gestire admodum,

id. Most. 3, 2, 126. [p. 814]