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
As the Astros celebrated, and as music blared and fireworks went off, Chisholm got close to Walsh, yelling and gesturing with his hands.
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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
For a state that has seen leaders like Jim Edgar and even Bruce Rauner initially succeed by at least gesturing toward bipartisanship, Bailey’s approach is far outside the mainstream.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Typing, speaking, and even gesturing are frictions that slow us down.
—Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Tung said, gesturing a heart with her hands that Swift did in their direction on stage at the time.
—Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Cosmic American Music, at least, captures the movement’s spiritual aspirations, while gesturing to the distance between its stars.
—Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2025
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
For a state that has seen leaders like Jim Edgar and even Bruce Rauner initially succeed by at least gesturing toward bipartisanship, Bailey’s approach is far outside the mainstream.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Typing, speaking, and even gesturing are frictions that slow us down.
—Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Tung said, gesturing a heart with her hands that Swift did in their direction on stage at the time.
—Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Cosmic American Music, at least, captures the movement’s spiritual aspirations, while gesturing to the distance between its stars.
—Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gesturing
waving
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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
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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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“Gesturing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gesturing. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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