gesticulation
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gesture, mime, pantomime, sign, signal
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Postmodern architecture had always gestured toward the antique past, usually in a mode of acerbic or calculatingly boisterous irony, but Kuma’s wild gesticulations in M2 were grotesque and overwhelming. — Nikil Saval, New York Times, "Kengo Kuma’s Architecture of the Future," 15 Feb. 2018 The Yell Leaders, male cheerleaders who wear white coveralls and communicate in a series of chants and gesticulation only Aggies understand, can inspire more than 100,000 people to shake Kyle Field. — Andy Staples, SI.com, "The Message Behind the Money: How Texas A&M Landed Jimbo Fisher," 28 June 2018 Soon after the French referee, Clement Turpin, turned his attentions to the Atletico Madrid coach, Diego Simeone, dismissing him too, after a barrage of gesticulations from the technical area. — SI.com, "Arsenal 1-1 Atletico Madrid: Griezmann Strikes Late to Earn Away Goal & Hand Atleti Advantage," 26 Apr. 2018 Not a minute later, Curry was driving hard through traffic, punctuating a floater with gesticulations to the baseline crowd and a rare profanity. — Ben Golliver, SI.com, "James Harden’s Reputation Hangs on His Response to Steph Curry’s ‘Haymaker’," 21 May 2018 Point it at a scene, twist the lens to turn it on, and the A.I. looks for criteria culled from years of data analysis—smiles, gesticulation, a pet entering the frame. — Alexander George, Popular Mechanics, "Google's A.I. Camera Shoots What You'd Miss," 24 Apr. 2018 Whilst their country's footballing representatives were remonstrating, their footballing emissary, Prince Fahid, displayed his own disproval with frenetic gesticulation from the stands. — SI.com, "World Cup Countdown: 9 Weeks to Go - Prince Fahid's Stunning Intervention for Kuwait Against France," 22 Apr. 2018 And his constant movement and gesticulation proved less distracting there than in smaller auditoriums. — James R. Oestreich, New York Times, "Review: Unlikely Pairing Turns to Intense Affinity at Carnegie," 7 Feb. 2018 Most of the jeeps erupted in shouts and wild gesticulations. — Lini S. Kadaba, Philly.com, "On Indian safari, seeking a tiger for the tale," 6 Oct. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'gesticulation.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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