diff --git a/doc/user/gestures.rst b/doc/user/gestures.rst
index 4213c28e..2dd8eb63 100644
--- a/doc/user/gestures.rst
+++ b/doc/user/gestures.rst
@@ -20,9 +20,10 @@ finger belonging to this gesture is lifted.
 
 A single gesture cannot change the finger count. For example, if a user
 puts down a fourth finger during a three-finger swipe gesture, libinput will
-end the three-finger gesture and, if applicable, start a four-finger swipe
-gesture. A caller may however decide that those gestures are semantically
-identical and continue the two gestures as one single gesture.
+end (cancel) the three-finger gesture and, if applicable, start a
+four-finger swipe gesture. A caller may however decide that those gestures
+are semantically identical and continue the two gestures as one single
+gesture.
 
 .. _gestures_pinch: