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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The agent who appeared to be de-escalating a separate agent turns attention to the agent deploying pepper spray and waves him down.—
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AZCentral.com,
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Altman almost waves away these grim tolls as an inevitable consequence of the product’s popularity.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
21 Jan. 2026
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The singer's patriotic nods to his Latino heritage are not just cultural gestures, Diaz says, but signal a political consciousness in his work that makes Bad Bunny's meteoric rise all the more remarkable.—
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USA Today,
5 Feb. 2026
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The show looks glamorous — custom design, lush staging, a format that nods to late-night talk shows rather than solemn panels.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Gesticulates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gesticulates. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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