gesticulating

present participle of gesticulate
as in gesturing
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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  • As the Astros celebrated, and as music blared and fireworks went off, Chisholm got close to Walsh, yelling and gesturing with his hands.
    Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
  • During a banquet dinner Sunday evening, Xi warmly greeted Putin and was seen gesturing expressively in conversation with the Russian leader.
    Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
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  • There are already around 10,000 Fenerbahce diehards filling the stadium with noise some 90 minutes before kick off, waving humungous flags and singing along to dodgy Euro pop, at a time when the Etihad will only just be opening its doors to a smattering of eager fans.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The humanoid displays visual recognition capabilities during this instance, reacting to a wave by waving back and performing human-like locomotion by imitating humans.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
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  • Eastern-style methods, including tongue and pulse diagnoses, along with the more Western-nodding body composition analysis, nutritional advice and detox regimens like the three-day program designed by tennis legend Novak Djokovic, enable guests to tailor their ideal wellness retreat.
    Terry Elward, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Nothing’s more awkward than everyone nodding along to a beat that’s barely audible.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Gesticulating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gesticulating. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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