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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“Gesticulated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gesticulated. Accessed 31 Mar. 2023.

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