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
Nevarez declared, gesturing with her mittened hands.
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Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 19 Oct. 2025
Fashion in a way is the same thing [gesturing toward a nearby sweater].
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
Fosado asked mockingly in the video, gesturing toward a crowd of silent Brewers fans.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
MrBeast, the internet personality most famous for his videos documenting random acts of extreme charity, is in shorts, animatedly talking and gesturing with his hands.
—Chris Quintana, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025
Supporters witnessed players gesturing to each other in annoyance at misplaced passes or mistimed runs, fans let rip with their own nervousness as their side defended a 1-0 lead, and, most graphically, head coach Vitor Pereira was sent from the touchline after his own anxiety got the better of him.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
In one photo, the president smiles and appears to be gesturing toward Jeffries.
—Jesse Byrnes, The Hill, 1 Oct. 2025
He could be seen excitedly running down the Philly sideline while gesturing to his groin.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
The OpenAI blog posts touch glancingly on this topic, gesturing toward the worry that parents may have about their kids using ChatGPT too much and developing too intense of a relationship with it.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2025
Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 19 Oct. 2025
Fashion in a way is the same thing [gesturing toward a nearby sweater].
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
Fosado asked mockingly in the video, gesturing toward a crowd of silent Brewers fans.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
MrBeast, the internet personality most famous for his videos documenting random acts of extreme charity, is in shorts, animatedly talking and gesturing with his hands.
—Chris Quintana, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025
Supporters witnessed players gesturing to each other in annoyance at misplaced passes or mistimed runs, fans let rip with their own nervousness as their side defended a 1-0 lead, and, most graphically, head coach Vitor Pereira was sent from the touchline after his own anxiety got the better of him.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
In one photo, the president smiles and appears to be gesturing toward Jeffries.
—Jesse Byrnes, The Hill, 1 Oct. 2025
He could be seen excitedly running down the Philly sideline while gesturing to his groin.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
The OpenAI blog posts touch glancingly on this topic, gesturing toward the worry that parents may have about their kids using ChatGPT too much and developing too intense of a relationship with it.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gesturing
Verb
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Palvin, who revealed before the show that the nerves still get to her, seemed at times disappointed in the crowd's reaction, motioning upward with her hands, expecting more applause.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
16 Oct. 2025
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The officials talked about it and ruled that Goff didn't pause after motioning out from under center.—
Anne Erickson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Okafor’s fitness record has been punctuated with absences for years, and his availability was the main red flag waving over his signature in August.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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Cars streamed past on both sides, honking and waving in solidarity.—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Gesturing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gesturing. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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