as in gestured
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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The direct result was another throw hurled into their box with Emiliano Martinez attempting to claim the high ball — something Emery had gestured for earlier in the half.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
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For example, humpbacks gestured with their pectoral fins toward dolphins on 172 occasions.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
13 Aug. 2025
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Against Miami Central, McCarthy waved to his coaches to call a timeout.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Johnson was flagged for a neutral zone violation, however, and the TD was waved off.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Sep. 2025
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And Powell also nodded to that possibility in his keynote speech last month at the Kansas City Fed’s annual economic symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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Alex fizzed in a pinpoint cross to De Rosario, who nodded home from four yards out.—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Gesticulated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gesticulated. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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