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 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 However, Aitana Bonmati gestured to the stands to be quiet, so that her team-mate could focus. Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025 For example, humpbacks gestured with their pectoral fins toward dolphins on 172 occasions. Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 13 Aug. 2025 Then Bruce looked up and gestured with a drumstick. Peter Ames Carlin, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gestured
Verb
  • During the 2022 incident, an unknown person motioned toward Newton to arrest Mitchell for trespassing.
    Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The second man, wearing blue rubber medical gloves, later did the same and motioned for help.
    Peter D'Abrosca , Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Yesavage waved his hand, calling for a new ball.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Right now, it's being waved at protests raging over poor healthcare in Morocco.
    Kate Bartlett, NPR, 5 Oct. 2025

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“Gestured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gestured. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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