as in waving
to direct or notify by a movement or gesture
the referee motioned the team captains to confer with him on the sideline
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The videoboard showed Fry, a bandage applied beneath his nose and stretching to both cheeks, waving the flag on the third-base line as the crowd roared.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025 -
The show came under the microscope when a security guard tackled a person who was waving a flag in support of Palestinians and the Sudanese.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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He could be seen excitedly running down the Philly sideline while gesturing to his groin.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
22 Sep. 2025
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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
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“Motioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motioning. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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