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pantomiming

verb

present participle of pantomime

as in gesturing

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Just three minutes later, Isak was inside the penalty area with a great scoring chance, but Suzuki deflected it wide and over the end line, angrily gesturing toward some of his teammates as Sweden lined up for another corner kick.

— CBS News, CBS News, 25 June 2026
The launch tubes themselves don’t appear to be loaded, but the men carefully adjust the angle of the launcher, gesturing to each other with colored flags.

— Avery Schmitz, CNN Money, 24 June 2026

Definition of gesturing

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Instead of ripping off his shirt, or wildly gesticulating, McTominay ran to the edge of the pitch with his hands facing down and his lips pursed.

— Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 16 June 2026
Imagery was multiplied to tell a story—the stentorian Mussolini, with his upraised chin and bald head, delivering a speech, or Hitler, with his toothbrush mustache, gesticulating.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026

Definition of gesticulating

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Ficarra is a brilliant clown — his part is all miming — and also the most level-headed of these characters.

— Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
Müldür immediately ran off towards the assistant referee, pointing at Almirón and miming the action the Atlanta United forward had done.

— George Edwards, New York Times, 21 June 2026

Definition of miming

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In security footage obtained by ABC 13, the officer, alleged to be Carrico, is seen motioning the woman to take a seat; the woman complies.

— Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
In video shared by the outlet, Stewart grips surfaces for support while singing before motioning to a crew member, who brings over an oxygen tank and places the mask over his nose and mouth.

— Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 21 June 2026

Definition of motioning

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The study also categorized unemployment claims by age and found that a significant portion of claims were from those aged 36 to 65, signaling that AI’s effect doesn’t only affect early-career jobs.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
In the sunroom, a boy played concertos on the violin, signalling that this was not an ordinary weekday lunch.

— Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 3 July 2026

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