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
The two talked for more than 10 minutes, taking turns gesturing pointedly.
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
His lyrics detail a process of active healing, gesturing at a contentedness that beds in as your 20 begin to wane.
—Liam Inscoe-Jones, Pitchfork, 5 Mar. 2026
Two tiny humanoid robots that can play soccer stand in a glass case, one blinking and gesturing at visitors and the other partially disassembled to reveal the engineering inside.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 5 Mar. 2026
Is this person gesturing hello or leave me alone?
—Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026
Prohibited communication methods include blowing a whistle and gesturing.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 2 Mar. 2026
Trump’s taste is the stuff of legend, a sort of grotesque of the conventional, with his gold baroque glop and fake tans and bright-red neckties—everything gesturing toward high-end elegance but always wrong somehow, always slightly too much.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Everyone sat down around a fire pit, except for Land, who stood, face lit from below, gesturing and swaying.
—James Duesterberg, New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2026
Forward Justin Cross tapped his head, gesturing that the dunk was on the defender’s head.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2026
Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
His lyrics detail a process of active healing, gesturing at a contentedness that beds in as your 20 begin to wane.
—Liam Inscoe-Jones, Pitchfork, 5 Mar. 2026
Two tiny humanoid robots that can play soccer stand in a glass case, one blinking and gesturing at visitors and the other partially disassembled to reveal the engineering inside.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 5 Mar. 2026
Is this person gesturing hello or leave me alone?
—Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026
Prohibited communication methods include blowing a whistle and gesturing.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 2 Mar. 2026
Trump’s taste is the stuff of legend, a sort of grotesque of the conventional, with his gold baroque glop and fake tans and bright-red neckties—everything gesturing toward high-end elegance but always wrong somehow, always slightly too much.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Everyone sat down around a fire pit, except for Land, who stood, face lit from below, gesturing and swaying.
—James Duesterberg, New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2026
Forward Justin Cross tapped his head, gesturing that the dunk was on the defender’s head.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gesturing
Verb
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With the game well out of reach and 10 seconds to play, Tre White dunked — despite Self motioning from the sideline to dribble it out.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
25 Jan. 2026
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Good appears to be motioning to them with her hands.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
12 Jan. 2026
Verb
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After a steal and dunk by Reed put UConn back up by six, Huskies coach Dan Hurley began waving his arms wildly at the fans behind his bench, exhorting them to be louder.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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It was speckled with fans in Brazilian yellow kits, with just a few French flags waving to celebrate Mbappé's goal.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Gesturing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gesturing. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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