diff --git a/gtk/gtkgesture.c b/gtk/gtkgesture.c
index d2d6c3c71d..4ed1067ecb 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkgesture.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkgesture.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 /**
  * SECTION:gtkgesture
- * @Short_description: Gesture recognition
+ * @Short_description: Base class for gestures
  * @Title: GtkGesture
  * @See_also: #GtkGestureSingle
  *
diff --git a/gtk/gtkgesturelongpress.c b/gtk/gtkgesturelongpress.c
index f260c43cbf..940575f16d 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkgesturelongpress.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkgesturelongpress.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 /**
  * SECTION:gtkgesturelongpress
- * @Short_description: "press and hold" gesture
+ * @Short_description: "Press and Hold" gesture
  * @Title: GtkGestureLongPress
  *
  * #GtkGestureLongPress is a #GtkGesture implementation able to recognize
diff --git a/gtk/gtkgesturesingle.c b/gtk/gtkgesturesingle.c
index ef95bd39cf..4941c5e638 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkgesturesingle.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkgesturesingle.c
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@
 
 /**
  * SECTION:gtkgesturesingle
- * @Short_description: Gesture especialized for mouse/single finger input
+ * @Short_description: Base class for for mouse/single-touch  gestures
  * @Title: GtkGestureSingle
  *
- * #GtkGestureSingle is an especialization of #GtkGesture, optimized (although
- * not restricted) for dealing with mouse and single touch gestures. Under
+ * #GtkGestureSingle is a subclass of #GtkGesture, optimized (although
+ * not restricted) for dealing with mouse and single-touch gestures. Under
  * interaction, these gestures stick to the first interacting sequence, which
  * is accessible through gtk_gesture_single_get_current_sequence() while the
  * gesture is being interacted with.