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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Recent Examples of gesticulated
Onstage, Abrams seemed the more demure of the two, strumming her guitar behind a mic stand while Hobert held her microphone in her hand and gesticulated with authorial flair.
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Carrie Battan, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2026
Carrie Battan, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gesticulated
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Immediately after hitting that shot, almost in one motion, Peterson turned around and gestured to coach Bill Self.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
17 Mar. 2026
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Moments later, Hopkins gestured with his arm after draining a 3-pointer.—
CBS New York Team,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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Foligno held his stick in the air and waved to the cheering crowd after he was saluted with a tribute video during a timeout in the opening period.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
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After the highlight reel concluded, Porzingis raised both arms over his 7-foot-3 frame and waved to the adoring crowd.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
18 Mar. 2026
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Not a second later, Mustangs senior Frank Psaute pulled from deep, nailed a triple, and nodded at David as the Mustangs cut Rock Canyon’s lead to five.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2026
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Hurts nodded his head with approval.—
Zach Berman,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Gesticulated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gesticulated. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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