as in motioning
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 gesturing
Virtually every modern presidency has understood this, leaning into discretion and gesturing toward transparency even as new security measures have been unfurled over time.
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Neil Flanagan, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
Though Washington is revered today, his position was extremely fragile at the time, Kesten said, gesturing at an image of a painting of von Steuben and Washington.
—Amanda Rosa
updated April 28, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
The beat is knowingly Hoover-esque, gesturing toward familiar dramatic territory between lovers — before violently swerving in a more genre-forward direction.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 27 Apr. 2026
Smith positions the avenging goddess in a horror-show hall of mirrors, with a closed-circuit video feed focused on Vindicatrix’s upraised arm gesturing in oath.
—Horace D. Ballard, Artforum, 22 Apr. 2026
Suddenly Bieber was dancing around, trading fun glances with his fellow-artists, finally gesturing toward the usually obvious fact that a concert might also be an uncomplicatedly good time.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026
Last night’s caution for gesturing to referee Jarred Gillett that West Ham’s Crysencio Summerville should be booked left head coach Rob Edwards with a problem.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2026
The two talked for more than 10 minutes, taking turns gesturing pointedly.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
There in Bauhus’s office, a cuckoo springs out of the little house on the wall—that sleek, modern clock, missing the detail of tradition but still gesturing at something.
—Kendra Atleework, Longreads, 12 Mar. 2026
Neil Flanagan, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
Though Washington is revered today, his position was extremely fragile at the time, Kesten said, gesturing at an image of a painting of von Steuben and Washington.
—Amanda Rosa
updated April 28, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
The beat is knowingly Hoover-esque, gesturing toward familiar dramatic territory between lovers — before violently swerving in a more genre-forward direction.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 27 Apr. 2026
Smith positions the avenging goddess in a horror-show hall of mirrors, with a closed-circuit video feed focused on Vindicatrix’s upraised arm gesturing in oath.
—Horace D. Ballard, Artforum, 22 Apr. 2026
Suddenly Bieber was dancing around, trading fun glances with his fellow-artists, finally gesturing toward the usually obvious fact that a concert might also be an uncomplicatedly good time.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026
Last night’s caution for gesturing to referee Jarred Gillett that West Ham’s Crysencio Summerville should be booked left head coach Rob Edwards with a problem.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2026
The two talked for more than 10 minutes, taking turns gesturing pointedly.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
There in Bauhus’s office, a cuckoo springs out of the little house on the wall—that sleek, modern clock, missing the detail of tradition but still gesturing at something.
—Kendra Atleework, Longreads, 12 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gesturing
Verb
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Anunoby was having another strong game Wednesday before appearing to suffer a leg injury and motioning to come out of the game.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 May 2026
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Anunoby was having another strong game Wednesday before appearing to suffer a leg injury and motioning to come out of the game.—
CBS New York Team,
CBS News,
7 May 2026
Verb
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Sitting on a small log in the center of the forest, surrounded by softly waving trees and whistling birds, Bob Berkebile wrote a letter no one will ever read.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
8 May 2026
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In both chambers, Democratic lawmakers protested the bill by blaring airhorns, waving signs, shouting at Republican members, and leaving the chamber.—
Joseph Nepomuceno,
The Washington Examiner,
7 May 2026
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“Gesturing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gesturing. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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