gesticulated

verb

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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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. — Carrie Battan, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gesticulated
  1. gestured
  2. waved
  3. nodded
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  • Chwalińska could not prevent Sawangkaew from leveling the set, and gestured towards her discomfort on multiple occasions.
    — Leon Imber, New York Times, 29 June 2026
  • Her closing argument gestured broadly toward supporting public education, tenants, and quality of life, without specifics that voters could hold onto.
    — Bradley Honan, New York Daily News, 28 June 2026
Definition of gestured
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  • Hundreds of fans waved their shirts and cheered for their squad, which was down 2-1 in the top of the eighth inning.
    — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
  • But as Melendrez turned to leave empty-handed, Chin looked up from behind the counter, smiled, and waved him back.
    — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Definition of waved
Verb
  • Messi’s pass just cleared the leaping Stones, then dipped to Martínez, who nodded it home.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026
  • While promoting The Odyssey in cities including Paris, London, and New York, the Emmy-winning Euphoria star stepped out in nearly a dozen different outfits that nodded to her role as Greek goddess Athena in the adaptation of Homer’s epic poem.
    — Tiffany Kelly, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026
Definition of nodded

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