gesticulate

as in to gesture
to move your arms and hands especially when speaking in an angry or emotional way He was gesticulating wildly during his speech.

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Recent Examples of gesticulate On benches beneath a massive palm tree, a group of older gentlemen talked and gesticulated, umbrellas propped between their knees. Gina Decaprio Vercesi, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2025 Someone turned on the tv, where two commentators in yellow blazers gesticulated wildly, announcing every three minutes that the game was about to start — until another stream of advertisements cut them off, delaying the kickoff yet again. Felix Nesi (tr. Lara Norgaard), The Dial, 21 Jan. 2024 On benches beneath a massive palm tree, a group of older gentlemen talked and gesticulated, umbrellas propped between their knees. Gina Decaprio Vercesi, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2025 Here, Haaland is gesticulating for Bernardo to press. Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gesticulate
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Verb
  • Future studies should explore whether free-ranging elephants gesture intentionally to each other to communicate in the same way, researchers said.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 14 July 2025
  • Each of the photos in the graphic contains the Star of David, gesturing towards centuries-old antisemitic tropes about hidden Jewish conspiracies of influence and power.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 7 July 2025
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  • For example, open your jacket and raise or wave your arms.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 22 July 2025
  • Hicks also laughed at the hysteria while waving his hands as the bat entered the tower.
    Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 18 July 2025
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  • Surprise: ‘The Voice’ Stumbles for the First Time in More Than a Decade The singing competition has received an outstanding reality competition program nod every year since 2012 and has won four times along the way — yet it was boxed out this year.
    William Earl, Variety, 15 July 2025
  • Teams nod along, then go back to doing things their own way.
    Alex Brueckmann, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025

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“Gesticulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gesticulate. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.

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