gesticulated

past tense of gesticulate
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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Verb
  • The Make America Healthy Again movement has recently gestured at embracing the long Covid community.
    Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
  • At a metal detector, a guard gestured to his many necklaces and pendants.
    Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Employees waved cars toward spots in the grass.
    Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • He was helped on to a medical cart and waved to the crowd as he was taken off the field.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2025
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  • From hats to jerseys to bomber jackets, lots of the Blue Jays gear nodded to those previous World Series trips.
    Eric Koreen, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • This neat tablemate nodded and smiled.
    David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Gesticulated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gesticulated. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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