gestured

past tense of gesture
as in motioned
to direct or notify by a movement or gesture the police officer gestured me to the side of the road to tell me my headlight was out

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Recent Examples of gestured Bosko's sister made it within steps of Green before security came out and gestured her off the stage. Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025 Cain laughed and gestured to the shelf behind him. Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025 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 The rapper then gestured to his family and put on his glasses. Lauryn Overhultz , Tracy Wright , Maria Paronich , Kirill Clark, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025 The judge gestured at Lindor to take a seat in one of the courtroom’s wooden pew benches. Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 29 Sep. 2025 Go ahead, Chase gestured at Ochocinco. Luca Evans, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025 On his way to the blue medical tent, Bosa looked at the crowd and gestured with a resounding thumbs down. Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gestured
Verb
  • Meta motioned to stop Zuckerberg and Mosseri from testifying at the trial and argued for plaintiffs to use previous trial testimony.
    Samantha Subin, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
  • As a slot technician was paying out that prize, Min motioned to the other machine and indicated he had not been paid and collected his winnings for a second time, Payne said.
    Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Employees waved cars toward spots in the grass.
    Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • 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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“Gestured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gestured. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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