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 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
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Employees waved cars toward spots in the grass.—
Quinn Clark,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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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
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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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