gesticulate
verb
ges·tic·u·late
je-ˈsti-kyə-ˌlāt 
gesticulated; gesticulating
: to make gestures especially when speaking
arguing and gesticulating wildly
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The image of Walz as a giddy schoolgirl gesticulating wildly and panting with enthusiasm for Vice President Kamala Harris is one the Trump campaign has tried to push since August, when Harris confirmed Walz would be her running mate on the 2024 Democratic ticket.
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Samantha Riedel, Them, 2 Oct. 2024
In the left frame, Trump is mid-monologue, lips pursed and gesticulating.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 11 Sep. 2024
The classroom resounded with snickers, whispers, giggles, snarls, and whoops from the children, and furious commands from the two nuns who gesticulated—quite ineffectually—up by the blackboard, and sometimes, in exasperation, charged down the aisle between the desks to punish a miscreant.
—Rosanna Warren, Harper's Magazine, 25 June 2024
Motor or beat gestures can only occur in tandem with speech—think gesticulating to emphasize a point.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 19 June 2024
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Samantha Riedel, Them, 2 Oct. 2024
In the left frame, Trump is mid-monologue, lips pursed and gesticulating.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 11 Sep. 2024
The classroom resounded with snickers, whispers, giggles, snarls, and whoops from the children, and furious commands from the two nuns who gesticulated—quite ineffectually—up by the blackboard, and sometimes, in exasperation, charged down the aisle between the desks to punish a miscreant.
—Rosanna Warren, Harper's Magazine, 25 June 2024
Motor or beat gestures can only occur in tandem with speech—think gesticulating to emphasize a point.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 19 June 2024
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“Gesticulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gesticulate. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.
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gesticulate
verb
ges·tic·u·late
je-ˈstik-yə-ˌlāt
gesticulated; gesticulating
: to make gestures especially when speaking
gesticulation
noun
-ˌstik-yə-ˈlā-shən
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