gesticulates

present tense third-person singular of gesticulate
as in gestures
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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  • After the Hunt star Andrew Garfield waves to attendees of the red carpet premiere of the film in Venice on Friday.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • In Lake Michigan, beach-goers from Manistee County south to Berrien County should beware of strong rip currents, waves up to 6 feet high and gusts reaching 25 knots (28 mph).
    Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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  • These nods to the past continue via the decor in the general admission concourses.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • For such an insistence on democracy, the pavilion is curiously tepid in its politics, save for a kind of vernacular populism and some PBS-esque nods to the Gee’s Bend quilters.
    Kate Wagner, Curbed, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Gesticulates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gesticulates. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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