as in to gesture
to move your arms and hands especially when speaking in an angry or emotional way
He was gesticulating wildly during his speech.
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Recent Examples of gesticulate
In the left frame, Trump is mid-monologue, lips pursed and gesticulating.
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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
Both actors are committed to the bit, gesticulating wildly and passionately, but the specifics of their performances clash with the movie’s premise.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Mar. 2024
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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
Both actors are committed to the bit, gesticulating wildly and passionately, but the specifics of their performances clash with the movie’s premise.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gesticulate
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Affleck, who spoke to officers in a police cruiser from his car, was seen leaning out of his driver’s side window and gesturing at several points during the conversation before eventually driving away.—
Brie Stimson,
Fox News,
16 Jan. 2025
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All gait gestures video demonstration Overall, the system’s accuracy in identifying the gait gestures was an impressive 92%.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 Jan. 2025
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Russian President Vladimir Putin smiled and waved to his Chinese counterpart during virtual talks on Tuesday, and some are questioning on social media whether Xi Jinping reciprocated the gesture.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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Hicks walked around the Rotunda for several minutes, court documents said, unfurling and waving a flag and talking to and fist-bumping other rioters.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
22 Jan. 2025
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The menu nods, as well, to the Gulf Coast, to the Mediterranean, and to East and Southeast Asia, but the global pantries remain segregated dish by dish.—
Helen Rosner,
The New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2025
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Peppiatt’s Irish-language film, riddled with expletives, hallucinogenics and baton twirling mischief, swept up at the British Independent Film Awards in December and on Wednesday, scored six BAFTA nods, including for best British film and outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer.—
Lily Ford,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Gesticulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gesticulate. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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